Queensland declares Sydney s Northern Beaches a coronavirus hotspot after positive case travels to Sunshine Coast
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A woman who has tested positive for coronavirus had travelled to Queensland s Sunshine Coast from Sydney s Northern Beaches while infectious.
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The woman is linked to the coronavirus cluster at Sydney s Northern Beaches
Anyone onboard Virgin flight VA925 from Sydney to Brisbane on December 16 is urged to get tested
Queensland has declared Sydney s Northern Beaches a hotspot, with a 14-day hotel quarantine mandatory from Saturday
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“If we get on top of this in the next two or three days, all of us will be able to have a much better Christmas, but if we don’t get on top of it in the next few days, it could mean further restrictions down the track,” Ms Berejiklian said.
Residents of the northern beaches have been advised to work from home and limit their movements for a three-day period from Thursday evening, as contact tracers raced to determine the spread of the outbreak.
NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said the advice meant people in the area should stay home, adding she was “open to all options” to control the spread, with recommendations for further restrictions not ruled out.
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Families heartbroken Christmas plans disrupted after Queensland declares Sydney s Northern Beaches as a hotspot
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The NSW woman s test results came back positive on Thursday night.
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Coronavirus testing has been ramped up across south-east Queensland after Sydney s Northern Beaches was declared a coronavirus hotspot, with devastated families having Christmas plans disrupted at the last minute.
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Ms Palaszczuk has declared Sydney s Northern Beaches a coronavirus hotspot
Christmas plans for many families are disrupted at the last minute as a result of the hotspot declaration
No new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in Queensland in the 24 hours to Saturday morning