With Josh Philippe moving from Sydneyâs bubble into the Australian T20 squadâs bubble on Sunday, the Sixers were unable to celebrate the win at a bar or pub - or even with family and friends - without ditching their star batsman.
So the united squad instead celebrated on their own at the ground and then in their hotel, and later veteran star Dan Christian proposed a group head down to Sydney Harbour to watch the sun rise in COVID-safe style that also wouldnât imperil Philipeâs status later in the day.
âIt was a nice reminder for us, as the players, to remember who we were representing, and what a brilliant city to represent,â captain Moises Henriques said on Sunday morning, after just five hours sleep.
NSW Health has issued a warning for more than 160,000 Sydneysiders to be wary of Covid-19 symptoms after fragments of the virus were uncovered in sewage.
The government s sewage surveillance program detected Covid-19 at a treatment plant in Glenfield overnight, which takes in a catchment from 36 suburbs. People in South West Sydney are asked to be extra vigilant when it comes to symptoms, NSW Health said in a statement. While this could reflect known returned travellers in the area, everyone living or working in this area should monitor for symptoms, get tested, and isolate immediately if they appear.
NSW Health has issued a warning for more than 160,000 Sydneysiders to be wary of Covid-19 symptoms after sewage surveillance detected fragments of the virus at the Glenfield treatment plant, in southwest Sydney (stock)
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The exposure list in this post extracts data from the department s list, and is up to date as 9.30pm.
Advertisement High compliance as mask use mandated across Sydney, readers say
Today was the first day mask use was mandated in certain indoor settings throughout Greater Sydney, Wollongong, the Central Coast and the Blue Mountains.
Residents who don t comply with the rules risk a $200 on-the-spot fine from police.
Masks are handed out at Circular Quay in Sydney.
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Masks were being handed out to people at some shopping centres and public transport hubs. Some of our readers have written in to say compliance appeared to be pretty widespread among residents in their area.