High alert: Sydney COVID cluster grows to 17
News by James O’Doherty Premium Content NSW Health has effectively placed 250,000 people on the Northern beaches under a three-day stay at home order after COVID cases tripled on Thursday. Twelve additional cases were detected after a testing blitz on last night, taking the outbreak to a total of 17 cases. The aircrew van driver from southern Sydney who tested positive earlier this week is not included in this cluster. The timing of the outbreak could not be worse - a week out from the busy Christmas period - has many Australians on edge over holid...