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A woman from the epicenter of the COVID-19 cluster off Sydney’s North Beaches was fined for breaking the quarantine after police found her off the south coast of New South Wales.
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There is a warning that all of Sydney could be subject to restrictions starting tomorrow as authorities struggle to control the outbreak six days before Christmas. Source: 1 NEWS
Police received reports Wednesday that a woman from the North Beaches had collapsed at a pizzeria in Sanctuary Point Tuesday night and had been treated at Shoalhaven Hospital.
Police were told that the woman appeared to be experiencing symptoms, but refused to be tested, and left the hospital.
Police located the 37-year-old woman in a Sanctuary Point home and spoke with her and three other occupants who were told to self-isolate.
The Bilgola Plateau woman, in the middle of the Avalon group with the strictest lockdown, was fined $ 1000 for violating a public health order.
The pizzeria has closed for cleaning.
Meanwhile, NSW Health has singled out the Bondi Icebergs Club and the MLC Center food court on Sydney’s Martin Place as places recently visited by people infected with COVID-19.
The latest alert also includes the Macquarie University football fields, a gym in Mona Vale, the Alma Avalon restaurant and the De’assis Collaroy café.
Anyone who visited the MLC Center food court on December 15 between 1 and 2 pm is considered a casual contact and should be tested and isolated until a negative test is received.
Anyone who has visited Bondi Icebergs Club last Sunday and Monday morning should also get tested and isolate themselves for more advice.
There are also numerous alerts for North Beach buses that are listed on the NSW Health website.
Meanwhile, the partial reprieve from the lockdown for residents of Sydney’s North Beaches is now in effect, and people at the epicenter of the recent COVID-19 outbreak can host five visitors to their homes.
NSW now has a four-tier restriction system between Christmas Eve and Boxing Day and will revert to the previous configuration on Sunday, Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced Wednesday.
The approach has divided the northern beaches into two communities, with the harshest conditions reserved for those who live north of the Narrabeen Bridge. The area is the epicenter of the recent group, which now numbers 97 infections.
Residents on the northern tip of the peninsula can now house up to five people in their homes, as long as their visitors live in the designated zone that extends to Palm Beach and Avalon.
Ten visitors are allowed in homes in the southern part of the region, but locals cannot attend meetings outside the area. Children of primary school age and younger are not included in the ten.
Pubs and clubs are still closed on the northern beaches, and residents can only leave their homes for a limited set of reasons.
Restrictions for the New South Wales region remain unchanged, while up to 10 people and unlimited children under 12 will be allowed to visit another home during the three-day period.
All people on the northern beaches have been told to avoid visiting senior care centers, while those in Greater Sydney have been advised to exercise extreme caution.
Thousands of people will continue to isolate themselves during Christmas after visiting a place at the same time as a positive case of COVID-19.
New South Wales again recorded eight locally transmitted coronavirus cases in the 24 hours to 8 p.m. Tuesday, with seven connected to the Avalon group.
The outbreak is also likely to affect Sydney’s New Years Eve plans.
The Australian Medical Association has called on the New South Wales government to cancel the iconic Sydney fireworks show.
A decision will be made about the New Year after Christmas.
All state and territorial borders are closed to people traveling from Greater Sydney.
