An urgent health alert has been issued for a bottle shop, a used car dealer and an Officeworks as NSW recorded seven new coronavirus infections on Saturday.
Five of the new cases are from western and south-western Sydney and are linked to the Berala cluster, which now totals seven with the original source of infection a man in his 40s.
Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said there have been a number of venues exposed to coronavirus in the area, which is of ‘concern’ to officials.
Dr Chant said NSW Health is worried about the ‘potential transmission risks’ at the BSW in Berala (pictured). Anyone who visited the bottle shop between Tuesday December 22 and Thursday December 31 inclusive is advised to check if they were at the shop during specific exposure dates and times
A positive coronavirus case also visited an Officeworks store in Punchbowl, Sydney’s south west, on Monday December 21 from 8.30pm to 9pm
Dr Chant said NSW Health is worried about the ‘potential transmission risks’ at the BSW in Berala.
Anyone who visited the bottle shop between Tuesday December 22 and Thursday December 31 inclusive is advised to check if they were at the shop during specific exposure dates and times.
Customers who were in attendance at the identified times must go for a coronavirus test immediately and self-isolate until receiving a negative result.
A positive Covid-19 case also visited an Officeworks store in Punchbowl, Sydney’s south-west, on Monday December 21 from 8.30pm to 9pm.
There is also an alert for Australian Motor Traders at Haberfield, in the inner west, for Tuesday December 29 from 4.30pm to 5pm.
Anyone who visited the Officeworks and the used car dealer during the indicated times must go for a coronavirus swab and self-isolate until receiving a negative result.
NSW Health have also identified three venues in Blacktown and one in Norwest, where attendees should monitor for coronavirus symptoms and get tested if they appear.
On Friday night, a popular Sydney CBD clothing store was also identified as a Covid-hit venue.
Anyone who visited the Culture Kings store on George St in the Sydney CBD between 1 and 2pm on Monday December 28 is to watch for symptoms and get tested if they appear.
Meanwhile, a busy hotel and a cafe on the NSW South Coast have also been put on alert.
There is also an alert for Australian Motor Traders at Haberfield, in the inner west, for Tuesday December 29 from 4.30pm to 5pm
Those who visited the Great Southern Hotel in Eden, on December 30 between 5 and 6.30pm have been urged to get tested and isolate until given a negative result.
The same instructions apply to anybody who was at Bermi’s Beachside Cafe in Bermagui on December 31 between 9 and 10am.
These venues were put on the list after two infected Victorians travelled into regional NSW.
The pair are close contacts of a case linked to the outbreak at a Thai restaurant in Black Rock, Melbourne.
The Victorian outbreak has been directly linked to the NSW cluster revealed in genetic testing results on Saturday.
Anyone who visited the Culture Kings store on George St in the Sydney CBD between 1 and 2pm on Monday December 28 is to watch for symptoms and get tested if they appear
From midnight on Saturday masks will be mandatory in Greater Sydney at shopping centres, on public transport, in entertainment venues such as a cinema, and fines will come into effect on Monday.
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said the move balanced the health risk while providing security to citizens but allowed businesses to continue operating.
‘On that basis, we are keen to make sure economic activity continues,’ Ms Berejiklian said on Saturday.
One new source of infection is under investigation after 32,000 tests were conducted in the 24 hours to 8pm on Friday.
Three cases of community transmission were reported on Friday while the state government is still urging western Sydney residents from Greystanes, Auburn, Berala and Lidcombe with even the mildest of symptoms to get tested.
Those who visited the Great Southern Hotel in Eden, on December 30 between 5 and 6.30pm have been urged to get tested and isolate until given a negative result
The same instructions apply to anybody who was at Bermi’s Beachside Cafe in Bermagui on December 31 between 9 and 10am
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