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
Sydney s northern beaches outbreak grew to 28 after extensive testing on Thursday identified 10 more cases.
The worrying outbreak has put Ms Palaszczuk on high alert less than three weeks after she reopened her state s border to Greater Sydney residents for the first time since August.
Queensland declared Sydney s northern beaches a COVID-19 hotspot on Friday, meaning anyone wanting to enter Queensland who has been in the area since December 11 must get tested and isolate for 14 days.
Ms Palaszczuk said health authorities were continuing to monitor the growing hotspot in NSW and would not hesitate to act further if necessary. This is of concern, we are on high alert, she said.
The Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race is in jeapodary as boats are forced to pull out as their sailors are caught up in a coronavirus outbreak on the Northern Beaches.
Sydney s Covid-19 outbreak has grown to 28 cases after testing on Thursday identified 10 more cases linked to a cluster on the city s Northern Beaches.
Boats have had to pull out of the famous race because anyone from Sydney s Northern Beaches is banned from entering Tasmania.
The iconic Sydney to Hobart race is in jeapodary as boats have had to pull out of the annual event due to a growing coronavirus cluster on the Northern Beaches
NSW Virus Cluster Been Sourced Back to an International Case
Health authorities are racing to contain the mystery cluster which on December 17 numbered 17 people.
The peninsula has entered a quasi-lockdown, with NSW Health asking residents to stay home and not leave the area for the next three days.
Locals should avoid non-essential visits to aged care facilities and hospitals, and steer clear of high-risk venues like gyms and restaurants.
Berejiklian has confirmed the outbreak was on Thursday night sourced to an international case.
“Somehow that’s obviously gotten out into the community. The original source is an overseas strain and the genomic testing will give us more details, I’m hoping later today,” the premier told the Nine Network on Friday morning.
Travel restrictions imposed by states before Christmas due to Northern Beaches Covid-19 outbreak
Western Australia - Only those with a special exemption can fly into WA from NSW after the hard border was reinstated from midnight on December 19.
South Australia -Travellers from Sydney, the Central Coast or Woolongong must undergo 14 days of hotel quarantine.
Northern Territory - Anyone who enters NT from Sydney, Wollongong, the Central Coast or the NSW South Coast will need to undergo 14 days of supervised quarantine.
Queensland - The state is shut to residents from Greater Sydney until at least January 8.
ACT - Anyone who enters the ACT and has been in Sydney, the Central Coast or Wollongong must quarantine in a hotel for 14 days