Shoppers in the heart of the Northern Beaches lockdown have been captured ignoring stay-at-home orders.
The Covid cluster which first appeared a week ago has now surpassed 100 cases and Sydney s northern peninsula remains under strict lockdown orders as health authorities try to contain the outbreak.
Although Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced some restrictions would be eased to allow families to meet up for Christmas celebrations, there are still only four acceptable reasons to leave home - essential shopping, daily exercise, work and medical appointments.
Gathering in public is banned, along with dinning at eateries.
But locals at Westfield Warringah Mall Shopping Centre were seen on Thursday sitting in the food court of the complex enjoying takeaway lunches as they made their last-minute Christmas Eve purchases.
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Further inquiries confirmed the woman was from Bilgola Plateau, on the Northern Beaches, and had breached lockdown orders.
She was handed a $1,000 fine for failure to comply with the requirement of a public health order.
The pizza shop has since closed to undergo a deep clean as a precaution.
People are seen lining up at a COVID-19 pop-up testing location at Avalon Recreation Centre on December 18
NSW recorded nine new coronavirus cases on Thursday of which seven are directly related to the Northern Beaches outbreak and two are under investigation.
A record 60,000 coronavirus tests were carried out across NSW overnight, with Premier Gladys Berejiklian saying she nearly fell off her chair when she heard of the scale of the testing blitz.
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Among the new venues are Avalon Beach RSL and Coffee Brothers Mona Vale
Covid has spread to venues across Sydney, with Kirribilli Hotel in Milsons Point
NSW recorded 15 cases on Monday - all linked to the northern beaches cluster
38,000 people got tested on Sunday, with results not known for up to 72 hours
Five cases confirmed in a CBD workplace have been linked to the Avalon cluster
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