Covid panic for regional NSW as a truck stop 200km from Sydney is exposed on FOUR nights while alerts for two bus routes, seven trains, two Coles and a McDonalds plunge hundreds into strict isolation
- Covid exposure sites flagged in regional NSW after truck driver's 358km trip
- Sydney recorded 105 new cases on Sunday bringing total infections to 1,242
- A Coles, McDonalds and a kebab shop were also flagged by NSW Health
Regional NSW's Covid-free status is under threat after a truck stop 200km from Sydney was exposed to the virus.
The BP truck stop in Raglan, outside Bathurst west of the Blue Mountains, was visited by a positive case four nights in a row last week.
New exposure alerts from NSW Health list everyone who was at the truck stop on Tuesday at 7pm to 7.30pm, Wednesday at 7pm to 7.45pm, Thursday at 7.15pm to 7.45pm, and Friday 7pm to 7.30pm as close contacts.
With rising fears the Indian Delta variant could already be spreading throughout regional NSW, the state recorded 105 new locally acquired cases of coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the total number of infections to 1,242 since Sydney's worrying outbreak began on June 16.
The BP truck stop in Raglan (pictured), outside Bathurst west of the Blue Mountains, was visited by a positive case four nights in a row last week.
Pictured: A medical worker tests a woman at a 24-hour COVID-19 clinic in Sydney's Fairfield West on Sunday
A long list of venues across Covid-ravaged western Sydney were also declared exposure sites, forcing hundreds into isolation.
Anyone who visited Villawood McDonald’s on Sunday July 11 from 10am to 2.30pm and on Tuesday July 13 between 4pm to 8.30pm, is considered a casual contact and is urged to immediately get tested and self isolate until they receive a negative result.
It is the same story for shoppers who visited Roselands Kmart on Tuesday July 13 between 6.30pm to 7pm and for anyone who attended Wentworthville Officeworks Wentworthville on the same day between 11.15am to 12.20pm.
NSW Health also warned that the popular Al Hojat Kebab shop in Merrylands was also visited by a positive case on July 13.
While the situation in the west continues to challenge contact tracers, there are also worrying signs for residents in Sydney's southern suburbs with Hurstville Coles declared an exposure site along with several busy public transport routes.
Shoppers who attended Hurstville Coles at Westfield on Saturday July 10 from 12pm to 12.30pm are considered close contacts.
Same goes for travellers on the southeast's 418 Bus from Daceyville to Sydenham on July 10 and July 11.
Shoppers who attended Hurstville Coles (pictured) at Westfield on Saturday July 10 from 12pm to 12.30pm are considered close contacts
NSW Health warned that the popular Al Hojat Kebab shop in Merrylands (pictured) was also visited by a positive case on July 13.
The health alerts in regional NSW were triggered by an infected truck driver who delivered pet food on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday to depots in Parkes and Blayney in the state's central-west.
Parkes is a four-and-a-half hour 358km drive from Sydney and Blayney is 239km.
His trip from Sydney has sparked a major panic for regional NSW as both Sydney and surrounding regions entered their fourth week of lockdown.
'It reminds businesses that when you are going about your actions, make sure you are doing deliveries in a contactless way,' NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant said.
'We need to make sure that the way this is done reduces any risk of transmission.'
Regional NSW has been hit with another Covid-19 scare after an infected truck driver travelled from Sydney to Parkes and Blayney three days last week to deliver pet food
This is not the first scare for regional NSW in the outbreak so far, as residents hope to keep the freedoms denied to those in locked down Sydney and surrounds.
Three removalists allegedly knew they were infected before they left Covid-ravaged south-west Sydney for a job in central-west NSW last week.
Police allege the men aged 20, 27 and 27 travelled from West Hoxton to Figtree in Wollongong, before stopping at several towns on their way to Molong, in the state's central west.
Police caught up with the trio in Molong on Friday after being notified the men had travelled from a Covid hotspot.
They have been charged and will face Orange Local Court next month, where they face being fined $11,000 each and up to six months behind bars.
The infected truck driver travelled to the state's central-west on three consecutive days, which included at least one trip to Parkes (pictured)
The infected truck driver also visited Blayney (pictured), which is 239km west of Sydney
The trio were publicly slammed by NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Gary Worboys over their disturbing actions.
'Despite the best health advice, they continued on their journey. They left their home in Sydney and put significant risk on the people in regional NSW,' he said.
The latest cases exposing regional NSW to virus sparked concern from deputy premier John Barilaro about the 'significant freight movement' into central-west NSW in the last week.
The National Party leader pleaded with regional NSW to 'stay vigilant in the community' as he warned Sydneysider to stay away.
'My advice to regional NSW is to keep doing what we're doing,' he said on Sunday.
Three removalists have travelled across Sydney and regional NSW after being informed they had tested positive, they visited Figtree in Wollongong before travelling to Molong in Central west NSW (map above picturing the locations visited by the positive men)
'We have a level of freedom in regional NSW we don't have in Sydney... and we want to keep that.
'Wear a mask, follow the rules and make sure the message to Sydney is clear: do not come to the regions at this time.'
27 of the 105 cases were out in the community for their entire infectious period, but this number needs to drop to near zero for lockdown to end.
Sydney's latest outbreak has surpassed the amount of cases recorded during the first wave between March and May 2020.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejikian addresses the media after the state recorded 105 new cases on Sunday
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