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A new variant of COVID-19 that has been circulating undetected in Sydney mysteriously spread via a quarantine hotel, forcing the state government to reintroduce mandatory masks and caps on household gatherings.
NSW reported an additional local case on Thursday: the wife of an eastern suburbs man aged in his 50s who tested positive a day earlier, prompting venue alerts in the city’s east, northern beaches and the west.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian has announced restrictions for Greater Sydney, as authorities search for the missing link between a quarantined traveller and eastern suburbs couple.
Credit:Janie Barrett
Genomic sequencing revealed the man’s infection was linked to a returned overseas traveller from the US, who was quarantined at the PARKROYAL hotel at Darling Harbour last month.