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Dr Chant said 2000 people had already been contacted in relation to the location and that more would follow. As many as 1000 customers visited the bottle shop on Christmas Eve alone.
It is compulsory to wear a mask in a number of settings including shopping centres, public transport, entertainment venues such as a cinema, places of worship, hair and beauty salons and gaming areas of establishments. Staff at hospitality venues will also have to wear a mask.
Acting NSW Police Commissioner Mal Lanyon said the community had largely done the right thing. To be honest we haven t had to enforce a significant number of offences because of the way the community have worked with us. There is a $200 fine for an individual who fails to comply with the health order in terms of the wearing of a mask from midnight tonight, Mr Lanyon said.
An urgent health alert has been issued for a bottle shop, a used car dealer and an Officeworks as NSW recorded seven new coronavirus infections on Saturday.
Five of the new cases are from western and south-western Sydney and are linked to the Berala cluster, which now totals seven with the original source of infection a man in his 40s.
Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said there have been a number of venues exposed to coronavirus in the area, which is of concern to officials.
Dr Chant said NSW Health is worried about the potential transmission risks at the BSW in Berala (pictured). Anyone who visited the bottle shop between Tuesday December 22 and Thursday December 31 inclusive is advised to check if they were at the shop during specific exposure dates and times