Hundreds of cars are stuck in a never-ending queue down a main road as Sydneysiders swarm Covid testing clinics.
The Supa IGA in Blaxland, in the Blue Mountains, was listed as an exposure site by NSW Health from 6am to 4pm on Sunday - prompting those in the area to race in for a test on Tuesday morning.
This was the first time a location in the Blue Mountains was listed as an exposure site as the outbreak spreads father away from its Eastern Suburbs epicentre.
Some sitting in the enormous queue at the Regatta Centre testing clinic in Penrith were told it would be a four-hour wait while others gave up and went home.
Neil Patrick Harris steps out in Sydney ahead of his flight back home to the US
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Covid-19: NSW records 19 local coronavirus cases as exposure site locations balloon in the Australian state
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A high-level political meeting called as COVID spreads
Article by: AAP | Last Updated: 28-06-2021
Photo: High-level meeting called as COVID spreads
Australia is facing some of its most widespread COVID-19 restrictions since the outbreak of the pandemic, prompting a high-level political response.
An emergency meeting of Australia s national security committee will consider the increasing number of COVID-19 lockdowns as the nation faces some of its most widespread restrictions since the pandemic began.
Monday could also see an unscheduled meeting of national cabinet. The national security committee of cabinet is meeting in the morning with a specific COVID agenda, particularly to consider the outbreaks, the prime minister s office confirmed late on Sunday.
Calls are growing to allow vaccinated Australians to quarantine at home when they return to the country to free up coveted hotels.
Several Liberal MPs say the option should be considered once more of the population are vaccinated against Covid-19.
There are about 40,000 registered Australians overseas who have cannot get a flight home due to arrival caps imposed to protect the hotel quarantine system.
Liberal MP Dave Sharma wants home quarantine for vaccinated travellers who test negative before and after their flight. Pictured: Airport testing in Russia
They would be able to return faster if vaccinated travellers, who are less likely to catch and transmit Covid-19, are allowed to quarantine at home instead of in hotels.