Sydney removalists tested positive to Covid-19 then allegedly went to regional NSW

More removalists have allegedly breached coronavirus restrictions, with a Sydney trio travelling to regional NSW despite testing positive to the deadly virus, police say.

Three removalists who tested positive for Covid-19 still travelled from Sydney to regional New South Wales, according to police.

The trio allegedly knew they had coronavirus before they went from West Hoxton in Sydney’s southwest and travelled to Molong.

Police said they first travelled from West Hoxton to Figtree, then stopped in regional areas, including South Bowenfels and Orange, on their way to Molong.

“This thoughtless act has now placed our regional communities in NSW at the greatest risk so far with this pandemic,” Police and Emergency Services Minister David Elliott said on Saturday.

“We know that the Delta variant is highly transmissible and it is unfathomable to think that, with all the public information and health warnings, people could so blatantly ignore the health orders.”

Health workers dressed in personal protection equipment collect patient information prior to Covid-19 testing in Sydney. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Bianca De Marchi

Police spoke to four men – aged 21, 49 and two aged 27 – after they were notified on Friday afternoon at Molong.

The three younger men were slapped with court attendance notices for not complying with coronavirus directions and it is alleged they travelled to regional NSW after they tested positive to Covid-19, police said.

It comes as NSW recorded one death and 111 new local cases on Saturday, with lockdown measures also tightened.

Removalists from NSW also sparked an outbreak in Melbourne, which prompted a statewide lockdown.

The trio who were issued attendance notices are not the same as the three removalists who sparked an outbreak in Victoria.

In total, police have issued 162 penalty infringement notices and charged 18 people for breaches of the Public Health Act in the past 24 hours.