Sydney covid exposure sites update: Gyms, Woolworths added

Health authorities have issued a significant list of new exposure sites including a covid detection in an area of NSW not seen before.

A large number of exposure sites across swathes of Sydney have been identifed in numerous updates from health officials overnight as they race to track Covid-19’s spread across the state.

NSW Health sent at least four updates since 5pm Thursday with added venues, including Fitness First gyms, a Woolworths, Kmart and 7-Eleven amongst other sites across Sydney’s inner west, eastern, north shore, western and south-western suburbs.

Health authorities also warned those in western NSW with fragments of the virus detected for the first time ever at the Bourke sewage treatment plant.

Two Fitness First gyms in Bondi were attended by a positive case, just days after another positive case attended two Fitness First sites in the Sydney’s CBD on June 16 and June 17.

The Joh Bailey Salon in Double Bay, a favourite of Sydney’s rich and famous, where there are now three cases linked to a male hairdresser, was also on the list.

The latest update include suburbs stretching from Potts Point, to Casula, Bankstown, Gregory Hills, Randwick, Parramatta and more.

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Anyone who attended the following venues during the periods listed is a close contact and must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result, and call 1800 943 553 unless you have already been contacted by NSW Health:

Potts Point, Café de la Fontaine (anyone who entered the café), 1A Darlinghurst Road, Saturday 19 June, 10am – 11.30am, Sunday 20 June, 12pm – 1.30pm, Sunday 20 June, 3.50pm – 4.50pm, Monday 21 June, 3.15pm – 4.15pm

Potts Point, Coffee, Tea & Me (patrons who dined in), 87 Macleay Street, Sunday 20 June, 9.50am – 10.10am

Bondi Junction, Elixr Health Club (patrons who were in the swimming area, poolside showers and poolside change rooms), Level C2, 9 Bronte Road, Sunday 20 June, 2.45pm – 3.45pm

Alexandria, Cantine Verte Café, 1/34-36 Ralph Street, Monday 21 June, 9.20am – 9.35am and Tuesday 22 June, 8am – 8.15am

Alexandria, The Pommery Café, 24a Ralph Street, Monday 21 June, 2.30pm – 3pm

Double Bay, Joh Bailey hairdresser, 7 Knox Street, Tuesday 15 June to Wednesday 23 June, inclusive, at any time

Double Bay, SKIIN Medi Spa & Wellness, 7 Knox Street, Wednesday 16 June to Wednesday 23 June, inclusive, at any time

Bondi, Lyfe Café, 2/154 Glenayr Ave, Wednesday 16 June 12.30pm – 2.15pm

Bondi, Royal Hotel, 283 Bondi Road, Sunday 20 June, 7.50pm – 9.30pm

Bondi Junction, Fitness First Platinum, 500 Oxford Street (Westfield Bondi Junction), Monday 21 June 9.45am – 11.45am

Double Bay, Michael’s Charcuterie, Shop 17 Cosmopolitan Centre Bay Street, 2/22 Knox St, Tuesday 22 June, 1.30pm – 2pm

Bondi Junction, Fitness First Spring Street, 110 Spring Street, Tuesday 22 June 5.45pm – 6.45 pm

Anyone who attended the following venue at the times listed is a casual contact and must immediately get tested and self-isolate until a negative result is received. Please continue to monitor for symptoms and immediately get tested and isolate if they develop:

Potts Point, Café de la Fontaine (patrons who ordered, paid and sat outside the café, never entering the café), 1A Darlinghurst Road, Saturday 19 June, 10am – 11.30am, Sunday 20 June, 12pm – 1.30pm, Sunday 20 June, 3.50pm – 4.50pm, Monday 21 June, 3.15pm – 4.15pm

Potts Point, Coffee, Tea & Me (patrons who bought takeaway), 87 Macleay Street, Sunday 20 June, 9.50am – 10.10am

Casula, Crossroads Homemaker Centre (Supreme Furniture, Freedom Furniture, Fantastic Furniture, Amart Furniture), Corner of Beech Road and Camden Valley Way, Sunday 20 June, 1.30pm – 2.30pm

Bankstown, Amart Furniture, 122 Canterbury Road, Sunday 20 June, 2.30pm – 3.05pm

Gregory Hills, Gregory Hills town centre, including Woolworths and the Village Bakery, Corner of Village Circuit and Gregory Hills Drive, Sunday 20 June, 3.30pm – 4.35pm

Bondi Junction, Elixr Health Club, Level C2, 9 Bronte Road, Sunday 20 June, 2.45pm – 3.45pm

Double Bay, Michael’s Charcuterie, Shop 17 Cosmopolitan Centre Bay Street, 2/22 Knox Street, Monday 21 June, 11am – 1pm

Randwick, Mr Vitamins, Shop 52, Royal Randwick Shopping Centre, 73 Belmore Road, Monday 21 June, 2.20pm – 2.50pm

Bondi Beach, Harry’s Bondi, 2/136 Wairoa Avenue, Monday 21 June, 1.50pm – 2.20pm

Bondi Beach, Bondi Relish, 141 Glenayr Avenue, Monday 21 June, 2.35pm – 3.05pm

Bondi Beach, La Piadina, 106 Glenayr Avenue, Monday 21 June, 2.40pm – 3.10pm

Vaucluse, Wings Dragon, 24 Old South Head Road, Monday 21 June, 3.10pm – 3.40pm

Alexandria, (Industrial complex), 32 Ralph Street, Monday 21 June, 8.30am – 5.30pm and Tuesday 22 June, 8am – 12.45pm

North Sydney, Priceline Pharmacy, 65 Walker Street, Monday 21 June, 4.50pm – 5.15pm

Merrylands, Domino’s Pizza, 246 Merrylands Road, Monday 21 June, 6.20pm – 6.50pm

Merrylands, Big Bun, 260 Pitt Street, Monday 21 June, 6.50pm – 7.10pm

East Sydney, Woolworths, 75 Crown Street, Tuesday 22 June, 8am – 12.45pm

Kensington, 7-Eleven, 131 Anzac Parade, Tuesday 22 June, 12.40pm – 1.20pm

Parramatta, Kmart, Westfield Parramatta Shopping Centre, 159-175 Church St, Wednesday 23 June, 11.50am – 12.10pm

Bondi, Totti’s Restaurant (in The Royal Hotel), 283 Bondi Road, Sunday 20 June, 7.50pm – 9.30pm

Signs at a Fitness First in Sydney during an outbreak last year. Picture: Gaye Gerard

‘No prior detections at this site’

Health officials are concerned over the detection of Covid-19 at the Bourke sewage treatment plant in western NSW. A statement revealed the sample was taken on Tuesday at the sewage treatment plant which serves an area of about 2,000 people. There have been no prior detections at this site.

“NSW Health is urging everyone in this area to be vigilant for the onset of any cold-like symptoms, and to get tested immediately and isolate if they appear.

“Additional testing capacity is being urgently arranged for the local community, details of which will be released as soon as possible.

There are more than 300 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW, many of which are open seven days a week. To find your nearest clinic visit https://t.co/LmeATIQK4Z or contact your GP.

— NSW Health (@NSWHealth) June 24, 2021

Two inner city venues added earlier

Earlier in the evening, authorities have issued fresh warnings for two inner Sydney cafes and a Terry White Chemist as contract tracers frantically scramble to track infected cases’ movements.

Anyone who has attended the following venues at these times is considered a close contact who must get tested and self isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result.

Darlinghurst: Frankie’s Beans Shop 3/1 King’s Cross Road, June 21 10am-11am and 1pm-2pm.

Darlinghurst: Vinfafe Cafe 1/150 Bourke Street, June 22 3.05pm to 3.45pm.

NSW Health confirmed 18 new locally acquired cases in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, 13 of which were already announced yesterday.

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NSW Health have flagged more venues of concern. Picture: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images.

Anyone who attended the following venue at this time is considered a casual contact and should get tested and self-isolate until they produce a negative result.

Rouse Hill: Terry White Chemmart Rouse Hill Town Centre, June 21 11.05-11.15am.

There were also six cases recorded outside of the official reporting period, meaning they will be included in tomorrow’s numbers. There are now 48 infections linked to Sydney’s outbreak.

Earlier NSW Health flagged the following venues of concern, with anyone there during the following time periods obligated to get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result.

• Wetherill Park: Nandos, Stockland Wetherill Park shopping centre, Sunday June 20 between 6pm and 7pm

• Surry Hills: Lumiere Cafe, Monday June 21 between 1pm and 2pm

• Redfern: Bamboo Thai, Monday June 21 between 6.15pm and 7.10pm

• Paddington: Christo’s Pizzeria, 224 Glenmore Road, Monday June 21, between 5.55pm and 8.30pm

• Double Bay: Joh Bailey hairdresser, 7 Knox Street, Thursday June 17, between 8am and 5pm; Friday 18 June between 8am and 5pm; Saturday June 19 between 8am and 5pm

One of the new venues of concern is a Terry White Chemist (file image). Photo: Tamara MacKenzie.

• Double Bay: Matteo Restaurant, 29 Bay Street, Friday June 18 between 5.30pm and 7pm

• Bondi: Totti’s Bondi (inside the Royal Bondi), June 19 between 5pm and 6.30pm

Any passengers on board the following flights are considered close contacts and must get tested and go into self-isolation for 14 days, regardless of the results.

• Sydney to Wellington: QF163 (Qantas), June 18 departing Sydney at 7.05pm and arriving in Wellington at 12.12am, June 19.

• Wellington to Sydney: NZ247 (Air New Zealand), June 21 departing Wellington at 10.13am and arriving in Sydney at 11.33am.

A full list of contact sites can be found here.

NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian. Picture: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images.

Gladys confirms no lockdown for Sydney

Despite the ever-growing list of exposure sites across Sydney NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian said there is no plans to lock the city down.
“It is a very contagious variant, but at the same time we are at this stage comfortable that the settings that are in place are the appropriate settings – but that is so long as everybody does the right thing,” she said.

“Please be extra cautious.”

NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant agreed, saying that health authorities had managed to stay on top of contact tracing infected cases’ whereabouts.

“We are not in that situation where we are not getting to people in terms of the contact tracing,” she said.