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.
Thousands of Sydneysiders have snapped up flights to Melbourne with an onslaught of travellers fleeing south today amid fears the state s coronavirus outbreak is set to worsen.
There was clear relief for arrivals as they touched down in Melbourne, particularly for returning Melburnians.
Airline passengers wait in line to check in at Sydney s Kingsford Smith domestic airport on December 18, 2020.(Getty)
Thousands of Sydneysiders flocked to Melbourne ahead of border restrictions.(Nine) I think it s going to get worse before it gets better so seems like a good time to be coming home, one man said.
Travellers from the Northern Beaches were glad they made it south in time and say they plan to do the right thing to avoid the spread.
Published December 18, 2020
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