Christmas plans have been thrown into chaos with families travelling from Sydney s Northern Beaches to Victoria now told they need to self isolate for 14 days.
Premier Daniel Andrews said anyone who visited the region in Sydney s north since Friday December 11 must self isolate and get tested.
He is now urging anyone in Victoria who has been in the Northern Beaches since Friday to also isolate and get tested.
Anyone hoping to enter the state after midnight on Thursday from the infected area has been told they must get tested and quarantine in their home or accommodation for 14 days.
Premier Daniel Andrews Victorian has ruled anyone who visited the region in Sydney s north since Friday December 11 must self isolate and get tested
Sydney s northern beaches should be quarantined from the rest of the harbour city with an enforced military-style checkpoint, an expert warns.
About 270,000 northern beaches locals from the Spit Bridge to Palm Beach are effectively in a gentle lockdown for the next three days after 28 cases were linked to the area in the past 48 hours.
But the stay-at-home advisory is not enough and needs to be ramped up and enforced, epidemiologist Professor Tony Blakely said.
Checkpoints should be set up on the only three road routes in and out of the northern beaches: The Spit Bridge, Mona Vale Road and Warringah Road, he said.
Sydney s covid cluster grows to 28 cases with locals told to stay home and wear masks - as Gladys Berejiklian reveals shocking details of how an air crew broke isolation to go out and party
Northern Beaches cluster has grown to 28 cases after thousands of residents queued up to get Covid tests
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has ordered 270,000 residents from the Spit Bridge to Palm Beach to stay at home
The source of the cluster, which was identified on Wednesday, has not been identified but is from overseas
All states and territories have imposed varying levels of border restrictions, jeopardising Christmas
Victorian health minister has told Sydneysiders don t come to Victoria and urged Victorians not to travel
Thirteen airline crew members broke self-isolation, left their hotel and headed out for a night on the town a fortnight ago - and it was only disclosed today.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian revealed on Friday that a crew member attended several venues after breaching isolation rules a few weeks ago .
But the situation was actually worse than that.
In a statement, the NSW Police Force said officers received information that a crew member had left his accommodation in Mascot on December 5.
Police attended the hotel and spoke with management. They later fined 13 airline crew with $1000 infringement notices. It will be alleged several crew members left the hotel and attended nearby businesses at Mascot, a police spokesperson said.
The comments show some of Evans supporters agreeing with the outspoken celebrity. So this is the scare tactic to try convince people to get the vaccine when it hits Australia, one sceptic wrote. How sad to see all these fearful sheep being played like puppets, said another. Celebrity chef Pete Evans vowed to quit Facebook in November. Picture: Instagram. However throughout December, the conspiracy theorist has posted over ten times daily on Facebook. NSW health authorities have identified 12 new COVID cases in Sydney s Northern Beaches cluster, taking the toll to 17. Residents have been urged to stay home for the next three days.