NSW Health have issued an updated health alert with more venues of concern following the two new virus cases in Sydney’s northern beaches.
The confirmed new coronavirus cases – a man in his 70s and a woman in her 60s – share no link to the case in a 45-year-old man reported today (or any other known cases).
Contact tracing and urgent genome sequencing are underway, with genome sequencing results expected in the next 24 to 48 hours.
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People who visited the following sites are considered close contacts and should get tested and isolate for 14 days immediately even if they receive a negative result:
- Hungry Ghost Café, 20 Avalon Parade, Avalon on Sunday December 13 between 9.30am and 11am and Tuesday December 15 between 9.30 and 11am
- Sneaky Ground Cafe, Avalon Beach on Monday December 14 between 10.30am and 11am
- Barramee Thai Massage and Spa, 4/42-44 Old Barrenjoey Rd, Avalon Beach on Monday December 14 between 2pm and 3.30pm
- Bangkok Sidewalk Restaurant, 1/21-23 Old Barrenjoey Rd, Avalon Beach on Monday December 14 between 7pm and 8pm
- Palm Beach female change rooms on Sunday December 13 between 9am and 9.15am
- Coast Palm Beach Cafe, Palm Beach on Sunday December 13 between 10am and 11am
- Avalon Bowlo (bowling club), Avalon Beach on Sunday December 13 between 5pm and 7pm (not 3-5pm as previously reported) and Tuesday, 15 December between 3pm and 5pm
Health authorities have also issued a warning for those who visited the following venues to get a test immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result.
These include:
- Bing Lee, Gateway, 1 Mona Vale Rd, Mona Vale on Monday December 14 between 4.30 and 4.45pm
- Woolworths Avalon Beach on Sunday December 13 between 12pm and 5pm
- Oliver’s Pie, Careel Shopping Village, Avalon Beach on Monday December 14 between 9am and 9.15am
“Everyone living on the Northern Beaches area should monitor for even the mildest of symptoms and come forward for testing immediately if they appear, then isolate until a negative result is received,” NSW Health said on Wednesday afternoon.
The new infections come after it was revealed a Sydney van driver, who transports international and domestic airline staff, also tested positive.
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