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NSW pharmacy employee tests positive for COVID-19 after visiting multiple hospitals
An employee of a NSW pharmacy has tested positive for COVID-19 just days after visiting a number of Sydney hospitals.
The worker from Ramsay Pharmacy received a positive result on 17 December after having been to North Shore Private Hospital, Castlecrag Private Hospital, Hunters Hill Private Hospital, Northside Cremorne Clinic and Ramsay Pharmacy North Shore.
Ramsay Health Care revealed contact tracing began immediately and the number of those in contact with the case are limited.
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They have been notified and directed to undertake COVID-19 testing and self-isolate for 14 days.
“If we get on top of this in the next two or three days, all of us will be able to have a much better Christmas, but if we don’t get on top of it in the next few days, it could mean further restrictions down the track,” Ms Berejiklian said.
Residents of the northern beaches have been advised to work from home and limit their movements for a three-day period from Thursday evening, as contact tracers raced to determine the spread of the outbreak.
NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said the advice meant people in the area should stay home, adding she was “open to all options” to control the spread, with recommendations for further restrictions not ruled out.
Venue alerts across Sydney, masks for northern beaches as cluster hits 28
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Venue alerts across Sydney, masks for northern beaches as cluster hits 28
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Sydney’s growing coronavirus cluster threatens to spread beyond the northern beaches and NSW Health authorities are poised to announce another spike in cases on Saturday morning.
From the outbreak epicentre in Avalon, people unknowingly infected with the virus scattered across Sydney to Redfern, Lane Cove, North Sydney, Bondi and Cronulla, out to Penrith and Riverstone in the west.
The northern beaches coronavirus cluster has spread south, with an alert issued for Cronulla RSL.
“If we get on top of this in the next two or three days, all of us will be able to have a much better Christmas, but if we don’t get on top of it in the next few days, it could mean further restrictions down the track,” Ms Berejiklian said.
Residents of the northern beaches have been advised to work from home and limit their movements for a three-day period from Thursday evening, as contact tracers raced to determine the spread of the outbreak.
NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said the advice meant people in the area should stay home, adding she was “open to all options” to control the spread, with recommendations for further restrictions not ruled out.