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Thousands flee the Harbour City before state borders shut against them Sunday Christmas ruined for thousands more locked out from visiting family interstate  No Christmas caroling, singing or chanting allowed indoors until Thursday  Expert warns of 3000 cases mid-January if short, sharp lock-down is not done Four-square-metre rule back for NSW with Northern Beaches on full lockdown  Australian states and territories are closing their borders to New South Wales to fend off a dangerous corona...

The Northern Beaches are in Sydney is being locked down from 5pm today until midnight on Wednesday, as New South Wales Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced another 13 cases from testing on Friday. Ms Berejiklian said there were 23 cases identified from testing in the 24 hours to 8pm on Friday, 10 of which had already been reported. Twenty-one of those cases were locally acquired and linked to the Avalon cluster, and two remain under investigation. ANNA KUCERA/Sydney Morning Herald Sydneys nort...

When does lockdown start and how long will it be enforced? The lockdown kicks in at 5pm (AEDT) today and ends midnight on Wednesday. The end date could change if the situation worsens. What area is locked down? The restrictions are for the local government area of the Northern Beaches. This area has a population of about 250,000 people. Dee Why beach, on Sydneys Northern Beaches, is closed to the public.(Getty) What are the four reasons you are permitted to leave home? The restrictions are the ...

Sydneys worrying coronvirus cluster is poised to climb higher on Saturday  Urgent waning issued for gym-goers who attended Anytime Fitness in Avalon Victoria and Western Australia are both considering shutting borders to NSW WA Premier Mark McGowan said hard border could return in the near future  Victoria is waiting for Saturdays numbers but can introduce a border in 48 hours Sydneysiders are flocking to other states ahead of anticipated border closures Every other state and territory has im...

There are fears thousands of Sydneysiders have been exposed to COVID-19 following an outbreak in the Northern Beaches, as the list of potentially infected locations soars to 70 across the city.  Premier Gladys Berejiklian warned on Saturday afternoon she could tighten coronavirus restrictions within 24 hours if the outbreak worsened as her state battles 41 community cases less than a week out from Christmas.  On Saturday night, the situation did get worse.   A NSW Health alert revealed p...

Advertisement Crews will be funnelled into two or three police-monitored hotels in Melbourne, a shift from current arrangements where airlines privately organise transport and hotel stays between their flights. Airline workers who live in Victoria are also currently allowed to self-isolate at home, which the state’s testing chief Jeroen Weimar said would be scrutinised through regular checks from next week. Mr Foley said that after 49 days with no locally acquired cases Victoria had come t...

Cover band Nothing Too Serious have become the target of online abuse after their drummer tested positive to coronavirus following a gig at Avalon RSL Club - as the Northern Beaches cluster climbs to 38.  The drummer, a Frenchs Forest man in his 60s, likely contracted the virus during the performance at the RSL club on December 11. There are 15 infections now connected to the venue.  The man then performed at the Penrith RSL on December 13 and at the Kirribilli Club on December 14 before NSW...

Residents waited more than five hours to be tested at the Manly COVID -19 clinic  Many were turned away at 3:30pm, which is half an hour before the 4pm closure Others waited for more than six hours in Lindfield and were turned away at 4pm Bondi residents waited for hours before they were told to come back tomorrow  Sydney is on alert after a cluster of 28 cases emerged in the Northern Beaches Venues in Woolloomooloo, Bondi Junction and Cronulla have also been warned

Sydneysiders paint the town red at end of year Christmas parties - despite fears the Northern Beaches COVID-19 cluster has spread across the city Sydneys office workers flooded the streets on Friday night to celebrate an early start to the holidays They laughed and hugged each other as they welcomed the arrival of Christmas celebrations in the city   It comes as COVID-19 community transmissions rise to 28 following an outbreak on the Northern Beaches

WA Premier Mark McGowan said hard border could return in the near future  Victoria is waiting for Saturdays numbers but can introduce a border in 48 hours Sydneysiders are flocking to other states ahead of anticipated border closures Every other state and territory has imposed travel restrictions on Sydneysiders  A new case on the NSW Central Coast is linked to the Northern Beaches cluster The cluster now stands at 29 cases, most of which are linked to the Avalon RSL Queensland has issued an ...