Western Australia has slammed shut its borders to all NSW residents, throwing Christmas plans into chaos.
Following the outbreak in the Harbour City, travellers making their way to Queensland from NSW now require a border pass declaration to enter the Sunshine State.
And the Sydney to Hobart Yacht Race due to commence on Boxing Day has been cancelled for the first time in 76 years due to the coronavirus outbreak.
The message (pictured above) couldn t have been clearer at Dee Why Beach for residents of Sydney s Northern Beaches, who are now in full lockdown
Opera Bar (pictured above) resembled a ghost down in Sydney on Saturday due to the coronavirus
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A worker at a bowling club where 18 people were infected with coronavirus said it was near impossible to enforce social distancing.
Hal Higgs is a worker at the Avalon Bowlo, in Sydney s northern beaches, which is one of the two venues that authorities have linked to the cluster outbreak that now sits at 28.
More than 270,000 people from Spit Bridge to Palm Beach have been told to self-isolate for three days as authorities rush to trace patient zero , who they believe could be part of an international flight crew.
NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said on Friday the cases are all linked so far to an event at the Avalon RSL on December 11, and a drinking session at the Bowlo on December 13.
What international strain of coronavirus linked to new Sydney cluster means for Australia
An international strain of coronavirus that has been established as the likely source of a ballooning cluster on Sydney s Northern Beaches will impact Australia s battle to contain the virus, an expert has warned.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said there are now 28 cases of coronavirus on the Northern Beaches after a further 10 cases were diagnosed last night.
Ms Berejiklian confirmed today the cluster had overseas origins.
LIVE BLOG HERE: We know the original source is an international source, she said. It s an international strain. But obviously we are yet to work out how it got from the international source to the community, whether it was through quarantine or other sources.