Summary
- As of Sunday midnight, all states and territories have moved to restrict their borders from NSW residents travelling from Greater Sydney.
- There have been 30 new cases of community transmission of COVID-19 confirmed in NSW from Sunday, all of which are in people from the northern beaches
- Venues on Sydney's lower north shore, eastern and southern suburbs, including in Cronulla and Paddington, are confirmed to have been visited by COVID-19 cases
- New restrictions that have been introduced across Greater Sydney may be eased on Wednesday if new mystery cases do not emerge outside the northern beaches
Latest updates
Which borders are open?
Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced a widening of travel restrictions from NSW, declaring greater Sydney a COVID-19 hotspot.
The expansion beyond the northern beaches local government area will take effect from 1am on Monday, Ms Palaszczuk said. “If you are from Greater Sydney now is not the time to travel to Queensland,” she said.
South Australia
The state will require all arrivals from the greater Sydney area to quarantine for 14 days from midnight on Sunday.
Western Australia
On Saturday night, Premier Mark McGowan reinstated a hard border, barring all travel from NSW to WA unless an exemption applies.
Tasmania
The state declared the greater Sydney area as medium-risk from midnight on Saturday, meaning anyone who travels from Sydney will have to quarantine for 14 days, either at home or at their own cost in a government facility.
Australian Capital Territory
The ACT will be effectively closed to non-ACT-residents from Greater Sydney and adjacent regions effective midnight on Sunday.
More health alerts for Sydney residents
Positive COVID-19 cases also visited the following venues across Sydney's northern beaches and eastern suburbs.
Anyone who was at the following venues on the dates and at the times below is considered a close contact and should get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result:
- Anytime Fitness, 7 Taronga Place, Mona Vale, on December 17, between 9.50am and 12.45pm;
- G Fitness, 72/80 Evans Street, Freshwater, on December 15, between 11am and 12.45pm;
- 4 Pines, 313 Barrenjoey Rd, Newport, on December 16, between 4.30pm-9pm;
- Twenty-One Espresso, 21 Knox Street, Double Bay: Any staff working on December 15, and patrons seated in the indoor section on that day for more than 1 hour between 7.10pm and 8.15pm and 8.25pm and 9.10pm.
Anyone who attended the following venues on the dates and times below is considered a casual contact and should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result:
- Northern Beaches Indoor Sports Centre, Jacksons Rd, Warriewood, on December 15, between 6.30pm and 9.30pm;
- Twenty-One Espresso, 21 Knox Street, Double Bay: Any patrons who were in the restaurant for less than 1 hour, or those who sat in the outdoor area on December 15, between 7.10pm and 8.15pm and 8.25pm and 9.10pm.
- Flower Power, 22 Macpherson St, Warriewood, on December 18, between 8.45am and 9.30am;
- Bowen Island Bakery, 383 Barrenjoey Road, Newport, on December 18, between 9am and 9.30am.
Times have been revised for the following restaurant, which was announced in a previous alert. Anyone who was at the following venue at the following time is considered a close contact and should get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result:
- Garfish Manly, 1/39 E Esplanade, Manly, on December 17, between 6.45pm-10pm.
Advice published in a Public Health Alert issued on December 19, regarding 4 Pines, Newport, has also been updated. Anyone who attended this venue on December 15, from 6pm to 10pm should get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days.
Confirmed cases travelled on the following transport service. Other passengers are considered to be casual contacts, and should get tested and isolate until a negative result is received:
- Bus Route 199 on December 12, departing Palm Beach 10.10am and arriving at Manly Beach at 11.30am.
Anyone in NSW with even the mildest symptoms, such as headache, fatigue, cough, sore throat or runny nose, is asked to come forward immediately for testing, then isolate until a negative result is received.
More health alerts for Sydney’s northern beaches, north shore and eastern suburbs
Late last night, NSW Health released more venues on Sydney’s northern beaches, lower north shore, southern and eastern suburbs which have been visited by confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Anyone who was at the following venues on the dates and at the times below is considered a close contact and should get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result:
- Manly Skiff Club, Corner of East Esplanade and Stuart Street, Manly: December 12, 12pm – 2.30pm
- Donny’s Bar, 7 Market Place, Manly: December 12, 3:15pm – 9pm
- Old Manly Boat Shed, 40 The Corso, Manly: December 12, 9pm – 12:30am
- Rusti Fig, 3/363 Barrenjoey Road, Newport: December 12, 9am – 10:30am
- Café Junior, Woolworths Neutral Bay Village, 1-7 Rangers Road, Neutral Bay: December 13, 12:45pm – 2.30pm
- BoThai, 16 Willoughby Road, Crows Nest: December 13, 4:30pm – 5:30pm
- Pearly Nails, 2/6 Waratah Street, Mona Vale: December 14, 4:30pm – 5:30pm
- Salon X, 86 William Street, Paddington: December 16, 9am – 6pm and Thursday 17 December, 9am – 8pm
- Mona Vale Golf Club (bar and function room), 3 Golf Avenue, Mona Vale: December 16, 5pm – 10pm
- Garfish Seafood Restaurant, 39 East Esplanade, Manly: December 17, 6:45pm – 8:30pm
Anyone who attended the following venues on the dates and times below is considered a casual contact and should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result:
- Woolworths, Riverwood Plaza, 247 Belmore Road, Riverwood: December 9, 3pm – 3:35pm
- Nourished Wholefood Café, 17 Avalon Parade, Avalon Beach: December 12, 7.15am-7.30am
- Manly Wharf Bar, East Esplanade, Manly: December 12, 2:45pm – 3:15pm
- The Steyne Hotel, 75 The Corso, Manly: December 12, 3pm – 3:30pm
- Cronulla Mall, 6 Cronulla Street Cronulla: December 15, 8pm – 9pm and December 16, 3pm – 6pm
- Navy Bear Café, RAN Sailing Association, 1C New Beach Rd, Darling Point: December 13, 10.30am – 4.45pm
- Restaurant Lovat, G04/316-324 Barrenjoey Rd, Newport: December 12, 2:15pm – 2:25pm and 4pm – 4:15pm
- Mona Vale Golf Club, 3 Golf Avenue, Mona Vale: December 16, 11am – 5pm
Times have been revised for the following hair salons, which were announced in previous alerts. Anyone who was at the following venues at the following times is considered a close contact and should get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result:
- Salon for Hair, 3/1335 Pacific Highway, Turramurra: Any time from December 15 to December 18 inclusive
- Hair by Erika, 17/43 Burns Bay Road, Lane Cove: December 11, 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Advice published in a Public Health Alert regarding Warringah Mall has also been updated. Unless advised by NSW Health that they are close contacts, people who attended Warringah Mall on December 16 between 11.40am and 1.30pm are considered casual contacts and should monitor for symptoms, and test and self-isolate if symptoms occur.
Confirmed cases travelled on the following transport services. Other passengers are considered to be casual contacts, and should get tested and isolate until a negative result is received:
- Bus Route 199, December 12, departing Newport Hotel, Kalinya Street, 7am arriving Avalon Beach, 7.15am
- Bus Route 199, December 12, departing Avalon Beach 12.20am, arriving Newport Hotel, Kalinya Street, 12.45am.
Is Sydney facing a super-spreader disaster?
Four days before Christmas, Sydney is battling to contain an outbreak of COVID-19, writes Professor Raina MacIntyre, the head of the Biosecurity Research Program at the Kirby Institute, UNSW Medicine.
Forty new cases today may become 120 new cases by Christmas Day. Half of them will have no symptoms and the rest will have mild symptoms and carry on as normal.
That makes Christmas a ticking time bomb.
If you've had your breakfast and you can stomach some hard, cold facts, you can read Professor Raina MacIntyre's full article here.
A COVID alert sign at Sydney's Dee Why beach.Credit:James Brickwood
A Christmas like no other
For Jill Osthoff, watching her grandchildren open their presents is a highlight of Christmas Day.
But now the Elanora Heights grandmother faces the prospect of her festive tradition being dashed as Sydney's northern beaches community races to keep the spread of COVID-19 under control.
Jill's story is being echoed in households across Sydney this morning.
Jill and Joachim Osthoff, from Elanora Heights on Sydney's northern beaches, won’t be with their family this Christmas.Credit:James Brickwood
European countries close their borders to the UK
If there's any consolation right now, it's that authorities in NSW have – we hope – caught this latest outbreak before it gets too far out of hand.
The same can't be said in countries across the US and Europe, where a second wave of COVID-19 is sweeping through communities and resulting in hard, long-term lockdowns.
A new, fast-spreading strain detected in the south of England led to countries across Europe on Sunday announcing bans on flights to and from the UK.
You can read more on the EU border closures here. Bevan Shields also has more details of the new strain sweeping England.
'It just became impossible': Why the Sydney-Hobart was cancelled
The Australian sailing community was left reeling after the decision was made on Saturday to cancel the Sydney to Hobart for the first time ever.
Tasmania had thrown up a hard border to anyone from Sydney's northern beaches, affecting approximately a third of the race's fleet.
One of the most common suggestions from fans was for the fleet to just turn around and sail back after arriving at Hobart.
Commodore Noel Cornish, of the Cruising Yacht Club of Australia, explains that the idea was canned due to concerns about the fate of crews who couldn't make it back.
Cancelled for the first time ever. Credit:Janie Barrett
Welcome to the week – and to our coronavirus coverage
Hello and thanks for joining us – so close to Christmas, we only wish it was under happier circumstances.
We'll be with you all day for live updates of coronavirus news as it unfolds both across Australia and overseas.
You can recap with this report from today's paper, which summarises the situation as NSW fights to contain the country's latest COVID-19 outbreak.
This outbreak has thrown Christmas plans into chaos – states and territories have been unanimous in asking people from NSW not to visit. We also have this state-by-state break down of what border rules are currently in place.
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