Coronavirus Australia live news: New locally acquired cases in NSW prompt border closure concerns ahead of holiday travel period
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DecDecember 2020 at 9:10am
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NSW records three new cases of coronavirus in the community, leading to concerns snap border closures could affect holiday travel plans.
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NSW recorded new cases in the community: one airport worker in the south-west and two elderly individuals on the Northern Beaches
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The West Australian government has ordered anyone who has arrived in the state from NSW since December 11 to immediately self-quarantine.
And WA effectively shut its border to NSW from midnight on Thursday after a jump in number of locally acquired COVID-19 cases in NSW.
Premier Mark McGowan said WA was very concerned there would be many more cases in NSW as it moved swiftly to shut the border.
Anyone who arrives in WA from NSW from midnight on Thursday will be required to self-quarantine for 14 days in a move that will play havoc with the Christmas travel plans of thousands of people.
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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.
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