Coronavirus NSW: Latest Sydney venues added to NSW Health alert list

Health officials have sounded the alarm after confirmed coronavirus cases attended different venues around Sydney before being diagnosed. SEE THE FULL LIST

At 8pm on Saturday, NSW Health added a North Sydney cafe, a Belrose gym and a Balmain post office to a growing list of hot spots for potential COVID-19 community transmission.

In a health alert sent out late Saturday night, the following venues were added:

CHRISTMAS DAY VENUES

New venues throughout Sydney, bus routes and a flight to Griffith in regional NSW have been added to the list of sites visited by a confirmed case of COVID-19.

There has also been a change to the alert for Avalon Beach RSL: anyone who attended on Sunday, December 13, between 8.30pm and 9.15pm must get tested immediately and self-isolate until they receive a negative result. Monitor for symptoms and if any occur, get tested again.

Passengers on flight ZL6469 to Griffiths on Monday, December 21, must get tested.

CHRISTMAS MORNING COVID ALERTS

Officials have issued new warnings for a number of Sydney venues, with more alerts expected to follow later on Christmas Day.

Below are the three locations mentioned at the Premier’s press conference:

Paragon Hotel sports bar, Loftus Street, Circular Quay: There are three cases linked to this venue. Anyone who visited the hotel from 12.45pm-3.30pm on December 16 for more than one hour is considered a close contact and should isolate and get tested.

Paddington Alimentari, Paddington: There are four cases linked to this venue, and anyone who went to the pub from December 17-19 should get tested if they have symptoms.

A previous alert from NSW Health said anyone who was there at the following times should get tested and immediately self-isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result: Thursday, 17 December, 5.30am-6pm, Friday, 18 December, 5.30am-6pm, and Saturday, 18 December 5.30am-6pm.

Take away customers should monitor for symptoms and get tested if they appear.

Northeastern parts of the CBD: Anyone who was in the northeastern part of the city, including Australia Square, MLC Centre and Chifley Squares should be alert to symptoms and get tested immediately if they have any.

HOTEL STEYNE, MASSAGE PARLOUR IN THURSDAY ALERTS

Eateries at North Sydney, Rozelle, Darling Quarter, Balmain and Waverley plus Manly’s Hotel Steyne, and a massage parlour and shopping centre at Leichhardt are all on high alert after visits from confirmed COVID-19 cases.

NSW Health released the latest venues alert list on Thursday evening, after Bondi Icebergs Club, a Sydney CBD food court and three more northern beaches venues joined the list earlier in the day.

If you were at Hotel Steyne in Manly on December 17 between 3pm and 7pm you must immediately get tested and isolate.

Diners at Glorietta Restaurant and Bar in North Sydney and patrons of Massage Link at Leichhardt on the dates and times specified below are considered close contacts and must get tested immediately then isolate for 14 days regardless of the test result.

Anyone who visited Local Bar Cafe, Rozelle; Darling Quarter food court; Mr Cafe & Var, Balmain; Marketplace Leichhardt; Ruby’s Diner at Waverley; Rozelle IGA or Manly’s Hotel Steyne on the dates specified below are considered casual contacts who must immediately get tested and isolate until a negative result is received.

The Bondi Icebergs Club in Bondi. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Christian Gilles

On Wednesday night The Bondi Icebergs Club, a Sydney CBD food court and three more northern beaches venues are among those linked with a COVID-19 outbreak.

On Wednesday, golf clubs, RSL clubs and gyms were among the venues to be named as those linked with a COVID outbreak.

NSW Health has released the latest list of venues impacted.

Rosnay Golf Club in Auburn.

NSW Health issued expanded coronavirus alerts for a number of Sydney venues and public transport routes on Tuesday night.

On Tuesday afternoon, NSW Health issued alerts for regional NSW and inner city diners and commuters, who were ordered to quarantine after NSW Health made fresh links to people with COVID-19.

The township of Gundagai has been ordered to stay vigilant after Victoria’s positive COVID case, who was infected during a visit to the northern beaches, passed through the area before heading home to Victoria.

A statement from NSW Health revealed the infected Victorian had been to a health food restaurant (details below) in the Murrumbidgee area and asked all casual contacts to self isolate.

Central West city Orange is also on alert after a second virus case was linked to a western Sydney healthcare worker, whose source of infection is still under investigation.

A close contact of the worker, who travelled through Orange last weekend, has since tested positive to COVID-19 after visiting Orange Central Square Shopping Centre.

Earlier, coronavirus alerts were issued for restaurants, gyms and shops across Sydney including in Alexandria, Paddington, on the North Shore and in the western suburbs.

A statement from NSW Health said residents should get tested regardless of “the slightest symptoms”.

“NSW Health urges anyone in NSW with even the mildest symptoms, such as headache, fatigue, cough, sore throat or runny nose, to come forward immediately for testing, then isolate until they receive a negative result,” a statement read.

NSW chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant confirmed on Monday morning the outbreak rose by 15, taking the total number of people linked to the Avalon cluster to 83.

She said the Rose Hotel of Australia had emerged as a concern, and urged anyone who visited the Erskineville pub on December 15 between 7.00pm and 9.00pm to self-isolate and get tested immediately.

Dr Chant also identified The Salon for Hair at Turramurra as another site of “added urgency”, which is now linked to five known cases from the cluster.