Sydney coronavirus outbreak sparked by selfish elderly couple who refused to isolate surges to four including a musician who s performed gigs all over the city - with 250,000 residents urged to get tested even if they have a bit of a cough
Four mystery coronavirus cases have emerged in Sydney s Northern Beaches
Close contacts must self-isolate and cannot mingle for Christmas or NYE
There are no known links to other confirmed Covid cases yet, NSW Health said
Three cases were identified in one day prompting border and travel questions
Premiers remain cautiously optimistic they can keep borders open in future
But QLD and WA could close borders again to protect residents from outbreaks
Published December 16, 2020
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Health alerts have been issued across the Northern Beaches and in Peakhurst after three Sydneysiders tested positive for COVID-19 on Wednesday, marking the first locally acquired cases in almost two weeks.
A 45-year-old man who worked as a van driver shuttling airport crew to and from their hotels was the first case detected on Wednesday morning. Health authorities stressed he was not a public taxi driver.
Dominic Lorrimer/Sydney Morning Herald
Palm Beach is on alert after two new Covid-19 cases were confirmed along the northern beaches on Wednesday night.
Three new cases of Covid-19 have been detected on Wednesday in Sydney, two along the northern beaches and one in the city s south-west. New South Wales Health confirmed a woman in her 60s and a man in his 70s tested positive for the virus and are close contacts of each other. The cases visited a number of venues while infectious in Palm Beach, Avalon and Mona Vale. No links have so far been identified to other known cases.