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Public health alert – New venues 20 December
NSW Health has been notified of more venues on Sydney’s northern beaches, lower north shore, southern and eastern suburbs which have been visited by confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Anyone who was at the following venues on the dates and at the times below is considered a close contact and should get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result:
Manly Skiff Club, Corner of East Esplanade and Stuart Street, Manly: Saturday 12 December, 12pm – 2.30pm
Donny’s Bar, 7 Market Place, Manly: Saturday 12 December, 3:15pm – 9pm
Old Manly Boat Shed, 40 The Corso, Manly: Saturday 12 December, 9pm – 12:30am
Full list of Sydney venues with COVID health alerts New public health alerts have been issued for venues across the northern beaches, western Sydney, eastern suburbs and Sutherland Shire. See the full list.
Health by Kaitlyn Hudson-O’Farrell
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Subscriber only All Sydneysiders are being urged to get tested if they have the mildest of coronavirus symptoms after NSW Health issued an alert for 20 more venues linked to the northern beaches cluster. New venues in the northern beaches, western Sydney, eastern suburbs and Sutherland Shire are on red alert after NSW Health discovered on Friday afternoon they were visited by members of Sydney s growing COVID-19 cluster.