Holidaymakers rushed to Sydney Airport to flee the Harbour City as the coronavirus cluster continues to grow
Most travellers wore face masks in the terminal with outbreak threatening Christmas plans across the nation
New South Wales recorded 30 new cases of coronavirus but not a single one outside the Northern Beaches
Victoria, Queensland are shutting their bodies to anyone from Greater Sydney with locals urged to go home
Strict restrictions which will hit Christmas plans across Sydney are in force - here s what you need to know about the new rules
New South Wales recorded 30 new cases of coronavirus but not a single one outside the Northern Beaches
New restrictions have been imposed for Greater Sydney with maximum of 10 people allowed in homes
Victoria, Queensland are shutting their bodies to anyone from Greater Sydney with locals urged to go home
There are now 68 cases as part of the Northern Beaches cluster, plunging 270,000 people into lockdown
The strain of the virus is believed to be from US but disease detectives have not worked out how it escaped
Coronavirus restrictions are to be tightened for millions of people across the Greater Sydney region as the Northern Beaches cluster grows.
New public health orders were announced by NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian this morning as 30 COVID-19 cases were recorded, 28 of which have been linked the Avalon cluster.
Which restrictions are changing?
The number of visitors allowed into homes will be limited to 10.
While there was no evidence of the virus seeding in other parts of Sydney yet, the precaution was needed because of the higher risk that came with socialising indoors, the premier said.
The city will also revert back to the four square metre rule in all indoor settings, apart from the family home. There will be no dancing, apart from wedding bridal parties of up to 20.
Thursday 17 December
Additionally, all customers who purchased take away from Oceana Traders are casual contacts and should get tested and isolate until they have a negative result.
Anyone who was at the following venue for one hour or more during the times below is considered a close contact and should get tested immediately and self-isolate until 30 December. Other people who attended the venue for less than an hour during the times below should monitor for symptoms, and get tested immediately if they appear:
Nomad Restaurant, 16 Foster St, Surry Hills: Wednesday 16 December, 12:45pm – 2pm
Café Toscano (outdoor verandah area), 1 Wallis St, Forster: Wednesday 16 December, 6pm-7:45pm
Anyone who visited Anytime Fitness in Avalon at any time from November 23 onwards is now being placed on alert for COVID-19.(Google Maps)
There have been another 30 cases of coronavirus in NSW and restrictions reintroduced for Greater Sydney, leaving Christmas plans for millions of people in limbo.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said 28 of those cases were already linked to the Avalon cluster.
Restrictions have been expanded for the Greater Sydney area, with no more than 10 people allowed in a home.
This will be in place until midnight on Wednesday as a precaution.
At the centre of health concerns this morning is Anytime Fitness on Avalon Parade, where known cases of COVID-19 attended over several days while infectious.