Coronavirus NSW: Urgent warning for Newcastle pubgoers

Patrons who attended 10 Sydney venues and eight Newcastle venues including a stadium have been issued urgent warnings after two COVID-positive men visited in the past week. It comes as Victoria’s death toll continues to mount with eight new fatalities in the past day.

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Health authorities have issued urgent warnings for ten venues across the inner city, west and southwest after two men were diagnosed with COVID-19.

A Sydney man in his 20s who visited seven inner city venues is not known to belong to an existing cluster and another man in his 20s who visited three venues is linked to the Mounties cluster.

NSW recorded 12 new cases of COVID-19 in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, ten of which were locally acquired and linked to known cases.

NSW Health has advised the man in his 20s who isn’t linked to an outbreak, dined at the Jambo Jambo African restaurant in Glebe on July 31 from 7pm to 8.30pm and anyone who attended at that time must immediately self-isolate for 14 days and get tested.

People who visited Woolworths Marrickville Metro on 2 August from 7pm to 7.20pm are urged to watch for symptoms.

The man also visited the following venues and patrons are urged to watch for symptoms if they attended at the following times.

 Eveleigh Hotel Redfern: July 31: 8.30pm-10pm

 Warren View Hotel Enmore August 1: 4pm to 4.20pm

 Mary’s in Macquarie Place, Sydney August 1: 6.45pm to 7.15pm

 Cubby’s Kitchen in Sydney August 1: 7.35pm to 9.30pm

 Burrow Bar in Sydney August 1: 9.35pm to 11.15pm

 Woolworths Marrickville Metro August 2: 7pm to 7.20pm.

Cubby's Kitchen in Sydney’s CBD.

The man from Sydney’s southwest visited three venues while infectious and anyone who attended the same venues are urged to get tested if they develop symptoms.

 Penrith Plaza - 1 August from 10.30am to 12.00pm

 Master Hot Pot, Canley Vale - 1 August from 1.00pm to 2.00pm

 BBQ City Buffet, Bankstown - 1 August 7.00pm to 8.30pm

Cubby’s Kitchen in Sydney has closed for deep-cleaning, as has BBQ City Buffet in Bankstown.

BBQ City in Bankstown

NSW Health has also updated the times and dates of exposure for patrons of Mounties at Mount Pritchard.

 12:01am to 2:30am Monday 20 July

 12:15pm to 5:30pm on Tuesday 21 July

 8.00pm to midnight on Tuesday 21 July

 Midnight to 12:30am on Wednesday 22 July

 7.00pm to midnight on Wednesday 22 July

 Midnight to 3.00am on Thursday 23 July

 7.00pm to midnight on Thursday 23 July

 Midnight to 3.00am on Friday 24 July

 11.00am to 3:30pm on Friday 24 July

 7.00pm to midnight on Friday 24 July

 Midnight to 3.00am on Saturday 25 July

 4pm to 7.00pm on Sunday 26 July (new date)

URGENT WARNING FOR NEWCASTLE

Health authorities have ordered patrons of three pubs in Newcastle to self-isolate immediately and patrons of four other venues to be on high alert for symptoms after a man in his 20s tested positive to coronavirus.

The man, a close contact of a teenage boy from Newcastle who has tested positive, will be included in tomorrow’s numbers.

Hunter New England Health District said the man visited four pubs, a sushi bar and a stadium over the weekend.

Anyone who visited the Bennett Hotel in Newcastle from 5.30pm to 10pm on Friday, July 31, the Sydney Junction Hotel in Hamilton on Saturday August 1 from 11pm to 1.15am or Bar 88 at Wests New Lambton on Sunday August 2 between 5pm and 7.15pm must immediately self-isolate and get tested.

The Greenroof is currently undergoing a deep clean after a COVID-positive man visited on July 31. Picture: Facebook

People who attended three Newcastle hotels when a COVID-positive man was present must isolate and get tested immediately. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Gaye Gerard

Hunter New England Health has also urged patrons who visited the following venues at the times specified to be alert for symptoms and get tested if they appear:

● Greenroof Bar and Restaurant, Hamilton: Friday 31 July, from 10.30pm to 12.15am

● Sushi Revolution, Hamilton: Saturday 1 August, from 12noon to 12.45pm

● Queens Wharf Hotel: Saturday August 1 from 9.30pm to 11pm

● Sydney Junction Hotel, Hamilton: Saturday August 1 from midnight to 1.30am August 2.

● McDonald Jones Stadium: Sunday August 2, 7:30pm to end of game, Newcastle Jets match.

The teenager attended St Pius X High School while infectious and the school has been closed for cleaning and contact tracing is underway.

Anyone who attended St Pius X High School on Monday 3 August and caught the Number 26 school bus from Hamilton to Adamstown to school at 8.20am.

All people on the bus at this time are being urged to isolate for 14 days and seek testing.

The teen is also a member of the Newcastle Jets under 15’s representative squad.

He played a match against the Stanmore Hawks at Arlington Oval in Dulwich Hill on August 1. His teammates and the members of the opposing team have been told to isolate for 14 days.

VICTORIA RECORDS MORE DEATHS

Victoria has recorded 471 cases of coronavirus and eight more deaths overnight.

Two men in their 60s, three men and two women in their 80s, and one woman in her 90s are among the fatalities.

Premier Daniel Andrews announced 107 more mystery cases had emerged, while 1533 active cases were connected to the state’s plagued aged-care facilities.

Victoria’s deadly total of 725 infections on Wednesday included 15 deaths, with coronavirus claiming the state’s youngest victim, a 33-year-old man.

Victoria's state premier Daniel Andrews during a press conference in Melbourne on August 5. Picture: AFP

HOTEL QUARANTINE FOR VICTORIANS IN NSW

Premier Gladys Berejik­lian on Wednesday reversed her previously adamant position that people returning from Victoria undertaking self-isolation did not pose a coronavirus risk, announcing the NSW government would be charging travellers to stay in a hotel.

From 12.01am on Friday, Sydney airport will be the only entry point to NSW, except for residents of border communities.

The decision to force ­returning travellers into 14 days of hotel quarantine was made during a “long meeting” on Wednesday as NSW officials learned of the “extremely disturbing” case numbers coming out of Victoria.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian (centre), NSW Minister of Health Brad Hazzard (left) and NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant during a press conference at Parliament House in Sydney on Wednesday. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Joel Carrett

It came less than 24 hours after Health Minister Brad Hazzard declared the existing screening and self-isolation program for returning visitors was sufficient.

Ms Berejiklian defended the policy U-turn by saying “the health advice is always evolving”.

“If there are new circumstances that are presented to us, we will do what it takes to keep NSW safe,” she said.

GATHERINGS ON HOLD AS PERMITS SOAR

New data obtained by The Daily Telegraph shows more than 100,000 permits to enter NSW from Victoria have been issued to non-border town residents since July 22, with many in categories that will be required to enter supervised quarantine from Saturday.

It came as Queensland on Wednesday announced travellers from NSW and the ACT would be barred from this weekend amid fears the virus has escaped Greater Sydney, despite most regional areas experiencing no community transmission.

NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant has urged residents in Sydney hot spots to put off social gatherings in the coming weeks to avoid spreading COVID-19.

Of the 206,618 permits ­issued by Service NSW since the tougher border restrictions were introduced three weeks ago at least 6749 Victorians have travelled through the state by rail, road and air.

About 833 students and staff have returned from boarding school, 1070 have travelled for medical care, 79 people have come into NSW on “compassionate” grounds and 3134 crossed for child sharing reasons.

At least 48,673 permits have been given to border town residents living on the NSW side in places like ­Albury and Moama, and 40,285 to residents on the Victorian side such as ­Wodonga and Echuca.