Health by Rohan Smith, Jessica Wang and Sam Clench 31st Dec 2020 6:18 AM | Updated: 10:57 AM Australia s celebrated coronavirus record is now unravelling with 10 new cases in NSW and six in Victoria. NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian today confirmed five cases have been linked to the Avalon cluster with an additional three cases linked to the Croydon cluster. Another was linked to a transport worker cluster and another is under investigation. Meanwhile, Victoria has recorded six new cases, with the state returning to harsh restrictions within hours in a bid to stop the spread. Authorities across both states have pleaded with the public to avoid New Year s celebrations this evening amid fears it could lead to superspreader events, and have urged the public to take the current threat seriously and to follow public health advice.
The three new cases, included in Thursday s figures, mark Victoria s first locally acquired infections for 61 days and there are fears the number could rise on Friday.
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All close contacts have been put in isolation and the cases are being interviewed Victoria to shut borders to Wollongong and Blue Mountains from New Year s Eve New South Wales recorded 18 new coronavirus infections on Wednesday Tens of thousands of Boxing Day shoppers at a busy Melbourne Westfield have been ordered to isolate after six stores were visited by coronavirus patients. Three mystery coronavirus cases - all woman, two aged in their 40s and one in her 70s - have emerged in Victoria. ADVERTISEMENT Authorities believe at least one of the cases is linked to the Sydney outbreak. The new infections end the state s 61-day streak without any new cases, and all 40 close contacts of the three people have been put into isolation.
Brit backpackers blamed for Oz Covid outbreak after flocking to favourite beach for insane Christmas Day party Updated: 30 Dec 2020, 15:37 Invalid Date, AUSTRALIA S immigration minister has condemned Christmas Day revellers who ignored coronavirus rules and partied in a mass rave on a Sydney beach. Brit backpackers could even face deportation after flouting the rules to attend the party at Bronte Beach on December 25. 7 7 New South Wales has announced new restrictions ahead of New Years EveCredit: Twitter / Peter Hannam Some of the partygoers are thought to be British nationals who had travelled to Australia before the pandemic and stayed there on 12-month visas after the country shut its borders.
Western Australia also said its hard border with Victoria would be reinstated from New Year s Day. The five new cases recorded in Victoria on Thursday are among 70 close contacts of the three detected in Hallam, Mitcham and Mentone yesterday. Those 70 contacts stretch across Melbourne and into parts of regional Victoria, authorities said. Victoria will close its border to all of NSW from 11.59pm on Friday, January 1, with the whole state becoming a red zone . The border will close to people travelling from Wollongong and the Blue Mountains at 11.59pm on Thursday. Ms Allan announced the decision at a late afternoon press conference on Thursday as thousands of Victorians continued to return from holidays in NSW.
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