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Northern Beaches residents have vented their frustrations online over Christmas celebrations being cancelled after a virus cluster in the area grew to 28 cases.
A stay-at-home recommendation for the next three days has been issued by the New South Wales government but this has not yet become a public health order. For social gatherings in NSW over Christmas, please consider what is essential and follow guidelines, but we certainly don t want anyone in the Northern Beaches doing that, Premier Gladys Berejiklian said on Friday morning.
Northern beach residents (pictured) are seen lining up at a COVID-19 pop-up testing location at Avalon Recreation Centre on December 18, 2020
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All NSW residents are being asked to get tested for even the mildest COVID-19 symptoms, with NSW Health issuing the urgent appeal after a cluster of coronavirus cases in Sydney s Northern Beaches area ballooned to 28 confirmed infections.
Northern Beaches residents are also being asked to wear a mask from Friday until Monday.
Health authorities said genomic testing had confirmed the virus entered Australia from overseas, but health authorities had so far been unable to determine how it spread to the community.
The spike in cases prompted federal Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly to declare the Northern Beaches Local Government Area a hotspot on Friday, on the basis that more infections are expected, Health Minister Greg Hunt said.
Person is understood to have visited Sette Cafe under Channel Seven building
Northern beaches recorded 17 new Covid-19 cases in 24 hours to Thursday
Inner Sydney workers have been told not to go into the office after a local tested positive to Covid-19, sparking fears the Northern Beaches outbreak has spread.
At least one person in an apartment block in Eveleigh, in Sydney s inner city, has tested positive, Daily Mail Australia understands.
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The person is understood to have visited the Sette Cafe in the suburb under the Channel Seven headquarters on Monday.
The case is understood to have visited the Sette Cafe under the Channel 7 building on Monday
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