McDonald’s, Bunnings: Virus fears at major NSW stores

Sydney residents are urged to get tested if they visited major stores, including a McDonald’s, Bunnings, and Woolworths after a positive case.

A person with COVID-19 visited popular locations in NSW, including a Woolworths, McDonalds, Bunnings, and Ikea.

NSW Health issued a public health alert on Tuesday afternoon urging anyone who has visited the key sites to get tested for coronavirus.

The shops and restaurants are in southwest Sydney, and a pop-up clinic has been rolled out at Oran Park to help people get tested.

Anyone who attended the following venues is considered a casual contact and must monitor for symptoms and get tested immediately if they develop, NSW Health said.

After testing, they must remain in isolation until a negative test result is received.

Coronavirus testing numbers have dropped in NSW. Picture: Lisa Maree Williams/Getty Images

The venues of concern are:

• Woolworths Oran Park, 351 Oran Park Drive on the following dates:
  • Wednesday, September 30 from 5.30pm to 6.30pm
  • Thursday, October 8 from 5.15pm to 6pm
  • Friday, October 9 from 6pm to 6.30pm
• Prasadi Nepali Emerald Hills, 2 Hurricane Drive, Raby on Friday, October 2 from 3.30pm to 4pm
• Emerald Hills McDonalds, 101 Raby Road, Leppington on Friday, October 2 from 5pm to 5.15pm
• Aldi Emerald Hills, Shop 2/03, 5 Emerald Hills Boulevard, Leppington, on Friday, October 2 from 5.30pm to 6.15pm
• Fantastic Furniture Campbelltown, 4 Blaxland Road, Campbelltown, on Friday, October 9 from 3.30pm to 5.20pm
• Bunnings Gregory Hills, 2 Rodeo Rd, Gregory Hills, on Tuesday, October 6 from 7pm to 8pm
• Ikea Tempe, 634-726 Princes Highway, Tempe, on Wednesday, October 7 from 1.30pm to 5.30pm

Testing numbers have dropped recently, which NSW Health said was a “concern”.

“NSW Health is appealing to the community to come forward for testing right away if you have even the mildest of symptoms like a runny nose or scratchy throat, cough, fever or other symptoms that could be COVID-19,” a spokesperson said.

The new pop-up clinic to get tested is at Julia Reserve Community Centre walk-in, Peter Brock Drive, Oran Park.

It will be open from 1pm on Tuesday and will remain open daily, from 8am to 6pm, until Sunday, October 13.

The locations of all COVID-19 testing clinics can be found here or call your GP.