Millions have been left separated from loved ones over Christmas after states slammed their borders shut
Shut downs were imposed on Sunday after NSW reported just 30 new covid cases with all of them linked
New South Wales did not decide to close its border to Victoria until the state recorded 127 new local cases
Premier Gladys Berejiklian said leaders have lost their nerve and clearly do not trust their tracing systems
Ms Berejiklian will hold a crisis cabinet meeting on Wednesday to decide on Christmas Day restrictions
The premier said the government will take a cautious but balanced approach when deciding new measures
New South Wales has recorded just eight new cases of coronavirus, raising hopes outbreak is contained
Seven cases are linked to a cluster from the Northern Beaches, which now stands at 90, but one is separate
A healthcare worker who transported a symptomatic family of three on 14 December has tested positive
Premier Gladys Berejiklian refused to say if Northern Beaches would still be in lockdown for Christmas
A cruel hoax at a Sydney apartment block has forced terrified families into isolation after a prankster lied about contracting coronavirus.
The anonymous prankster left a handwritten note inside the lift at the building in Mosman, in Sydney s lower north shore, on Monday. Hello guys. Just letting you know that I have tested positive. Sorry, it read.
Sharing the letter to a community Facebook page, one of the building s residents revealed that the letter was a hoax from someone she believed didn t even live in the complex.
A Mosman resident has shared a note that was left in her apartment building from someone who pretended they had contracted coronavirus
With well over 100 venues listed as potential exposure sites on Tuesday evening and thousands upon thousands of people directed to self-isolate, thereâs not an idle moment.
Tuesdayâs announcement of eight cases was welcome news for the government and the general public, but health staff are all too aware just how quickly the situation could deteriorate.
Pathology units were working through the night to process a record 44,466 tests recorded in the last 24-hour reporting period alone, NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said.
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âThere are hundreds of thousands of staff across the state working 24-7⦠with the bad weather in the last few days weâve seen a lot of people in the rain testing people under very difficult circumstances,â Ms Berejiklian said.
NSW Police have been patrolling COVID-19 queues fining drivers on their phones
Several drivers in line at Bondi s COVID test clinic on Saturday were penalised
The motorists were dealt $349 fines and the loss of five demerit points
Daily Mail Australia spoke to three drivers who were approached by police
NSW Police now say they will not need to pay and penalties are being reviewed