11:17 EDT, 10 May 2021
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A Sydneysider who was dubbed BBQ Man after going on a shopping spree while unknowingly infected with Covid is a high-flying businessman.
Apollo Global Management managing director Tom Pizzey travelled across Sydney last weekend, visiting four separate BBQ stores over the space of a few hours.
The Australian Financial Review identified the boss of the global investment manager firm as the first locally acquired case of the double mutant Indian mutation of the virus. His wife tested positive to Covid a day later on Thursday.
There is no suggestion by Daily Mail Australia Mr Pizzey broke any Covid-19 restrictions during his visits to the Sydney venues.
New South Wales has recorded no new cases of coronavirus but restrictions including mask-wearing will remain in place until Monday morning.
A Sydney couple infected by the double mutant Indian variant of the disease tested positive on Wednesday and Thursday and are isolating at home.
Officials are scrambling to find out how they caught the virus, which has the same genomic sequence as a traveller from the US in hotel quarantine.
New South Wales has recorded no new cases of coronavirus but restrictions including mask-wearing will remain in place until Monday morning. Pictured: Commuters on Friday
NSW Transport workers hand out face masks at Town Hall rail station in Sydney
A man in his 50s tested positive to the virus on Wednesday but contact tracers have still not determined how he contracted the virus. The man lives in Sydney’s eastern suburbs, had not travelled overseas and does not work in a hotel quarantine, border or health role.
The man’s wife tested positive on Thursday but nine other close contacts have not tested positive as of Friday morning.
Sewage testing also revealed on Thursday that there were fragments of the virus in Sydney’s inner west, in a catchment area covering Dulwich Hill, Marrickville, Summer Hill, Lewisham, Ashfield, Haberfield, Petersham, Lilyfield and Leichhardt.
Greater Sydney Covid-19 rules and restrictions: mask-wearing is compulsory at indoor venues including supermarkets and public transport, singing and dancing is not allowed and home visitors are restricted. Check our guide to the new NSW coronavirus rules that will apply on Motherâs Day. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images
Greater Sydney Covid-19 rules and restrictions: mask-wearing is compulsory at indoor venues including supermarkets and public transport, singing and dancing is not allowed and home visitors are restricted. Check our guide to the new NSW coronavirus rules that will apply on Motherâs Day. Photograph: Mark Metcalfe/Getty Images
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Thu 6 May 2021 20.43 EDT
Porsche Launches The Taycan In Australia With Huge Water Show
The all-electric Porsche Taycan arrived in Australia with a grand entrance of water, lights and colors.
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On May 5, Porsche took to Australia to begin the Taycan’s newest venture into the market down under. In Sydney’s Darling Harbor, the Porsche team created a shimmering light and water show depicting the Taycan’s futuristic body to onlookers.
The nearby city skyline also played a role in the show, projecting the Taycan’s likeness on the side of a building to surround the thousands of people who gathered for the event.