Thousands of travellers have fled NSW as states and territories prepare to lock out the state s residents in the wake of Sydney s growing coronavirus outbreak.
NSW recorded another 30 confirmed COVID-19 cases yesterday, with 28 of those cases already linked to the Avalon cluster.
Passengers queue for departure at Sydney Domestic Airport in Sydney. 19th Dec 2020(Steven Saphore / SMH SHD NEWS)
Victoria and South Australia have both barred Northern Beaches residents and directed the rest of Sydney into 14-day quarantines.
The ACT joined the chorus, with Canberrans advised not to travel to the Northern Beaches, while Western Australia reinstated its hard border with NSW on Saturday night.
Victoria and South Australia have both barred Northern Beaches residents and directed the rest of Sydney into 14-day quarantines. The ACT joined the chorus, with Canberrans advised not to travel to the Northern Beaches, while Western Australia reinstated its hard border with NSW on Saturday night.
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A cluster of Covid-19 cases on the northern beaches of Sydney has grown. Airlines have received panicked calls from customers in Sydney desperate to change their travel plans and return to their home states. More than 200,000 permits to travel to Victoria have been granted with well over 3000 passengers arriving from Sydney at Melbourne Airport on Saturday.