Covid-19 coronavirus: How the northern beaches cluster spread to Sydney s Paddington
3 Jan, 2021 06:45 AM
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By: Candace Sutton
On the morning a hairdresser was about to unknowingly take Covid-19 from the northern beaches to the boutique eastern Sydney suburb of Paddington, the person went out for breakfast.
It was Wednesday, December 16, and the hair-stylist left home and drove to Pronto Creative Foods, a popular Italian cafe on Barrenjoey Road.
Stopping after 7.30am, the hairdresser then travelled 40km to inner suburban Sydney and one of its most fashionable strips, William Street in Paddington.
There the person started work at Salon X, working on clients including a woman who worked at Alimentari Cafe, four doors down.
NSW Health has advised Northern Beaches residents to self-isolate immediately
Some 250,000 people from Spit Bridge to Palm Beach are asked to stay at home
Three new cases were identified on Thursday, bringing the cluster total to 17
Queensland and Western Australia have imposed restrictions on NSW residents
Those who visited Northern Beaches cannot enter certain Queensland facilities
In WA, anyone who visited NSW since December 11 has to be tested and isolate
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