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NSW records three new cases of COVID-19 in Western Sydney, while health authorities identify possible links between the Croydon cluster and a case from Wollongong.
Victoria has recorded 10 new locally acquired cases of coronavirus, including two cases that tested positive in NSW. The 10 cases doubles the 5 new locally acquired cases reported on Friday, the first day of 2021. It comes as a man and a woman from NSW allegedly fled from officers at Melbourne Airport after arriving on a flight from Canberra at around 11am on Friday. The 26-year-old man and 24-year-old woman normally reside in NSW. After being spoken to by officers at the airport they were informed they d have to quarantine for 14 days, at which point they allegedly ran from the officer, and were picked up by a vehicle that took them away from the airport.
That s it for today!
By Nigel Gladstone
Thanks for joining us on the first day of the new year. We re winding things up now, but we ll be back in the morning to continue our live coverage.
Here s a wrap of the key events from today:
NSW reported three local cases on Friday â all mystery cases in Sydney s west â with a plea issued for Greystanes, Berala, Auburn and Lidcombe residents to get tested.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has rejected âvery dangerousâ calls to rush approvals for a coronavirus vaccine and called for consistency on border closures.
NSW household gatherings are now limited to five guests in Greater Sydney, Wollongong, the Central Coast and the Blue Mountains. Masks are mandatory indoors again in Victoria where they reported eight new COVID-19 cases.
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