Northern Beaches await Christmas Day news 9News.com.au 22/12/2020 Olivana Lathouris Sydney's Northern Beaches are hopeful of a Christmas Day release from tough coronavirus restrictions after a staggering testing blitz revealed only eight new cases on Tuesday. Seven of the new cases are directly linked to the Avalon cluster and the eighth is a healthcare worker from western Sydney who is involved in the transfer of patients from the international airport. Premier Gladys Berejiklian is set to reveal on Wednesday whether the Northern Beaches have been successful enough in containing the outbreak, which will then allow them to have restrictions eased for Christmas.