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
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
Health by Heath Parkes-Hupton Popular venues in Sydney s inner city and inner west have been added to the list of sites on NSW Health s warning list as authorities track COVID-19 s spread from the northern beaches cluster. The Strawberry Hills Hotel and restaurants Nomad and Cuckoo Callay in Surry Hills, Erskineville s The Rose of Australia and the Sydney Trapeze School in St Peters are among the additions announced late on Saturday night. Cafe Toscano in Forster on the NSW mid-north coast has also been identified as being visited by a confirmed case, as has McDonald s at Raymond Terrace. A tightly packed queue at the Strawberry Hills Hotel, Surry Hills on Saturday night. Picture: Supplied
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