Queensland imposes new border restrictions after coronavirus cluster in Sydney s Northern Beaches
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People who have recently been to Sydney s Northern Beaches will now have to quarantine.
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Queensland health officials have imposed new border restrictions as a result of the growing coronavirus cluster in Sydney s Northern Beaches.
Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young late last night declared anyone already in Queensland who had been to Sydney s Northern Beaches since Friday, December 11, would need to get tested and isolate in their home for 14 days from the date they left the area.
Anyone flying into the state from the cluster area from today must be tested and self-isolate for two weeks, while from tomorrow, passengers will be directed into mandatory self-funded hotel quarantine.
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New South Wales Health has confirmed two new cases of COVID-19 on Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
The source of the infections is currently under investigation and there are no known links to other cases.
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Newport Beach, one of Sydney s Northern Beaches.
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Authorities believe all the cases are linked and have urged all residents within the Northern Beaches local government area to stay at home.
Residents have been advised to work from home, keep to their household group and avoid all unnecessary gatherings. Do not visit friends or relatives in aged care facilities or hospitals unless [it is] essential, a NSW Health statement said. Avoid visiting high-risk venues including clubs, restaurants, places of worship and gyms.
Residents have also been urged to avoid unnecessary travel outside their area, while those in other locations have been told to avoid travel into the Northern Beaches.
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New South Wales Health has issued an alert to several Northern Beaches venues after two coronavirus cases were detected from the area on Wednesday afternoon.
The two infections – a woman in her 60s and a man in his 70s – are on top of an airport driver who returned a positive diagnosis after being tested on Tuesday.
Anyone who visited the venues – which include the Palm Beach female changerooms around 9am on December 13, and the Avalon Bowling Club on December 12 between 3pm and 5pm – are being considered close contacts.