Covid 19 -

[Mr_G6ET]

Originally Posted by cs123

Pretty good news out of sydney. Let’s hope it’s contained

I think Christmas and NYE will be a risky time.

Unfortunate (terrible) timing with coming, I am guessing many will risk it, associate pretending they can handle it and 'wing it'

Contained in a week or two would be miraculous to say the least

[tweeked]

Is there an extra zero in the global last 5 day death number Russ??

[Charliewool]

When was the last Covid death in Australia?
(Serious question....) We have like 15 on average per day (similar population to Victoria)

[russellw]

Originally Posted by tweeked

Is there an extra zero in the global last 5 day death number Russ??

There was and it's fixed now.

In other statistical news:

Greece has had a bad time lately and their CMR has almost doubled to 3.235% as had their deaths per 100k which is now at 40.842.

Slovenia has also doubled the rates although they aren't as bad at 2.238% and 114.433.

The countries with the worst CMR (only counting populations above 500k) are: Yemen (29.057%), Ecuador (6.761%), Sudan (6.315%), Bolivia (6.23%), Egypt (5.646%), China (5.336%), Liberia (4.666%), Iran (4.621%) and Afghanistan (4.1%). The global average is 2.199% and Australia is still above that with 3.22%.

In fairness, the CMR of most of those is slanted because they have very low test percentages with Yemen (0.6%), Ecuador (4.04%), Sudan (0.0%), Bolivia (3.3%), Egypt (1.0%), China (11.1%), Liberia (0.78%), Iran (8.45%) and Afghanistan (0.47%). The global average is 14.2% tested and Australia is at 41.77%. Note: as some people have had multiple tests this does not imply that 41% of the population have been tested but it is a useful comparison with other countries.

A better indicator is cases per 100k of population. Again, only counting countries over 500k population we have: Slovenia (5,112), Bahrain (5,135), Armenia (5,199), Belgium (5,400), USA (5,574), French Polynesia (5,818), Czechia (5,860) and Luxembourg (7,165) the worst. The global average is 998.4/100k and Australia has had 110.5/100k. There are 18 countries below 10 cases / 100k; 159 below 100 cases / 100k; and 117 countries above 500 cases / 100k.

In terms of mortalities per 100k, the global average is 21.95 with Australia at 3.56 and the worst affected countries with more than 500k population being: Belgium (160.7), Italy (114.4), Slovenia (114.3), Bosnia (112.9), Peru (112.5), North Macedonia (111.0), Spain (105.3) and Montenegro (100.3). The USA narrowly misses that list with 98.66/100k.

There are now 217 countries with at least 1 case although 24 of those have had no deaths. There are a further 47 countries with less than 2 deaths / 100k; 29 between 2 and 10 deaths / 100k but also 80 countries with more than 20/100k.

[Tickford.]

Originally Posted by Tickford.

And... VIC now has the northern beaches virus.

https://www.9news.com.au/videos/heal...410iocynzwxon6

Here. We. Go.

A little bit more detail about this case has been released. Mother and daughter (Melbourne residents) drove down to Melbourne (Moonee Valley LGA) from Sydney's northern beaches very late Thursday night, or very early Friday morning. Daughter (15 years old) had been at several exposure sites, including the Avalon RSL and bowling club. They stopped at Gundagai's Oliver's Real Food on Thursday night. Daughter showed mild symptoms on Saturday, so decided to go and get tested. A positive result was received on Sunday.

Since they arrived before the border restrictions, there's no record of them arriving in Melbourne. Only decided to get tested because daughter showed symptoms.

If the daughter didn't show symptoms, she could've been out in the community, and potentially spread it around in Melbourne. How many others have arrived in Melbourne from NSW hot spots before the border closure? How many will be willing to do the right thing and get tested (specially if they're NSW residents), knowing that if they return a positive result their Christmas and New Year plans are done and dusted??

Well done to the mother and daughter for doing the right thing by getting tested, and telling contact tracers exactly where and who they had exposure with.

[russellw]

Originally Posted by Charliewool

When was the last Covid death in Australia?
(Serious question....) We have like 15 on average per day (similar population to Victoria)

The last recorded death in Australia was on November 30th so 23 days ago but that was an older one that had been missed. Otherwise the previous one was October 28th.

[hayseed]

Originally Posted by Tickford.

A little bit more detail about this case has been released. Mother and daughter (Melbourne residents) drove down to Melbourne (Moonee Valley LGA) from Sydney's northern beaches very late Thursday night, or very early Friday morning. Daughter (15 years old) had been at several exposure sites, including the Avalon RSL and bowling club. They stopped at Gundagai's Oliver's Real Food on Thursday night. Daughter showed mild symptoms on Saturday, so decided to go and get tested. A positive result was received on Sunday.

Since they arrived before the border restrictions, there's no record of them arriving in Melbourne. Only decided to get tested because daughter showed symptoms.

If the daughter didn't show symptoms, she could've been out in the community, and potentially spread it around in Melbourne. How many others have arrived in Melbourne from NSW hot spots before the border closure? How many will be willing to do the right thing and get tested (specially if they're NSW residents), knowing that if they return a positive result their Christmas and New Year plans are done and dusted??

Well done to the mother and daughter for doing the right thing by getting tested, and telling contact tracers exactly where and who they had exposure with.

^^^ I Agree..
Bet there's a lot of less honest people who got out of Sydney about the same timeframe with symptoms who haven't bothered to get tested..

[T3rminator]

Originally Posted by Tickford.

A little bit more detail about this case has been released. Mother and daughter (Melbourne residents) drove down to Melbourne (Moonee Valley LGA) from Sydney's northern beaches very late Thursday night, or very early Friday morning. Daughter (15 years old) had been at several exposure sites, including the Avalon RSL and bowling club. They stopped at Gundagai's Oliver's Real Food on Thursday night. Daughter showed mild symptoms on Saturday, so decided to go and get tested. A positive result was received on Sunday.



Since they arrived before the border restrictions, there's no record of them arriving in Melbourne. Only decided to get tested because daughter showed symptoms.



If the daughter didn't show symptoms, she could've been out in the community, and potentially spread it around in Melbourne. How many others have arrived in Melbourne from NSW hot spots before the border closure? How many will be willing to do the right thing and get tested (specially if they're NSW residents), knowing that if they return a positive result their Christmas and New Year plans are done and dusted??



Well done to the mother and daughter for doing the right thing by getting tested, and telling contact tracers exactly where and who they had exposure with.

21000 arrivals from Sydney into Melbourne between 11 Dec and 22 Dec.

We hold our breath.

[T3rminator]

Originally Posted by Tickford.

Someone posted that New South Wales streets are half empty.

That's because the other half of New South Wales... has left New South Fails!

To be honest I really don't care to comment on NSW's strategy within their own state. They will do what best works for them. What I care about is what are they doing to help stem the flow of people at risk from spreading into other "clean" areas and states.
What happened the last few days could all be hype and hysteria over nothing....or it could be a wuhan moment....no one knows and there are too many unknowns. Their residents panicked and "escaped" in droves.
This virus has an incubation period and won't know the full impact until another week or so.

Even if the "new cases" remain low over the next couple of days, my bet is that the states won't reopen borders until about a week after New Years. They'll want to see the impact of Christmas and NYE activities. There are also still a number of "mystery" cases not linked to the cluster, which epidemiologists are very concerned about.

[Citroënbender]

I haven’t heard personally of anyone fleeing as implied.

A lot of people have been waiting to go places prior to this outbreak, if they’re domiciled away from the “epicentre” why wouldn’t they have gone?

[T3rminator]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

I haven’t heard personally of anyone fleeing as implied.

A lot of people have been waiting to go places prior to this outbreak, if they’re domiciled away from the “epicentre” why wouldn’t they have gone?

It has been reported by some people on here that ticket prices sky rocketed the few days preceding airlines cancelling flights, suggestions that airlines were taking advantage of people being desperate to get out the last minute. So this would imply it wasn't pre-booked.

https://au.news.yahoo.com/sydney-air...202216455.html

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/art...-holidays.html

"Greater Sydney" has been declared a red zone for a reason. The virus doesn't just stick to the epicentre. Anyhow, it looks like they have a very good handle on the known cluster. Its the mystery cases, of which some were detected in the CBD? which are most concerning at this stage.

If you look back through Vic's 2nd wave, the numbers were low for a week or so, I think we even had one day of ZERO, then jumped into high teens, then back to low teens, then it just escalated.

Current reports from QLD is that there are A LOT of cars trying to get through, and quite a large number are not qualified. How many of these passed through rural NSW, stopped over to have a bite or a drink? This is why Vic enforced the ring of steel around metro melb. It not only protected the regional areas, it also hindered people crossing over to SA, ACT and NSW. Anyway, we all hope for the best.

[FTE217]

Originally Posted by Citroënbender

I haven’t heard personally of anyone fleeing as implied.

A lot of people have been waiting to go places prior to this outbreak, if they’re domiciled away from the “epicentre” why wouldn’t they have gone?

Correct.....
Friggin unreal what some read in reports eh and or posted on here wish some facts would be made instead of hear say.
Booking increased all over for people in other states and nsw due to typical panic to get back home in fear of lockdowns/isolating/border closures etcetc....
Don't you think that is normal if your in that position.
FFS covid has really brought out some spinners.
There will always be people trying to beat a system, any system they are the ones who need to be dealt with thats for sure.

[buggerlugs]

This just shows how out of touch Trump was with the virus......
https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-...pital/13002874

[FTE217]

Originally Posted by Tickford.

Someone posted that New South Wales streets are half empty.

That's because the other half of New South Wales... has left New South Fails!

.....so someone posted and low and behold its a fact and all over Sydney - people I know incl my wife is out there and elsewhere, it is not half empty barring I expect the northern beachs due to lockdown, its busier than you think under the circumstances.
Turn it up mate, it wouldn't be NSW streets I expect you mean Sydney streets but thats how you read it somewhere without thinking, you talk rubbish so many times.

[T3rminator]

Originally Posted by FTE217

Booking increased all over for people in other states and nsw due to typical panic to get back home in fear of lockdowns/isolating/border closures etcetc....
Don't you think that is normal if your in that position.

LOL so its true then?! FFS. "back home", got proof?

Originally Posted by FTE217

FFS covid has really brought out some spinners.

Agree. This one took the cake. The sheer arrogance.

Originally Posted by FTE217

If any State has issues now or in the future they'll only be culpable IF deaths rise over Vics total at its heights...

[ford71V8]

What is with this thread turning people into disrespectful jerks?


It is the thread doing this right?

[pottery beige]

Originally Posted by ford71V8

What is with this thread turning people into disrespectful jerks?


It is the thread doing this right?

#covidiots

[GasoLane]

And this seems like a good time to remind everyone about AFF's Site Terms & Conditions.

Specifically

3. Posts that are disrespectful or insulting to another forum member. Remember that everyone is entitled to their opinion as long as it is expressed in a reasoned manner.

Any more will be deleted.

[FairmontGS]

Just how....? It's boggling to the mind

Coronavirus cases recorded in Antarctica at Chilean research station

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-...ctica/13007596

[Tickford.]

Interesting to note, the Oliver's Real Food outlet at Gundagai NSW, the one where the positive case visited on Thursday, has a "Closed due to power outage" sign at the door today!!

Not a sign stating they're closed due to COVID exposure on this day / time, deep cleaning in progress, please go and get tested, etc. etc. - but because of a "power outage"?? WTF?

I can't confirm this, but apparently they have remained open as usual since Thursday, until this morning. So no deep cleaning happening there, just closing of the doors.

[Sonny_Jim]

Originally Posted by FairmontGS

Just how....? It's boggling to the mind

Coronavirus cases recorded in Antarctica at Chilean research station

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-12-...ctica/13007596

Extremely contagious and long gestation period, innit. You can catch it very easy and spread it without knowing.

I'm still wearing my mask until vaccines appear or we start hitting zeros for months.

[Tickford.]

Here is the latest list of locations and recommendations by NSW Health. Doesn't look to be a northern beaches only issue.

Self-isolate and get tested
If you have been to any of these locations during the time and date indicated you should:

immediately self-isolate until 14 days after you were last there
get tested even if you have no symptoms
watch for COVID-19 symptoms and get retested should any symptoms recur
even if you get a negative test, you must stay in isolation for 14 days as it can take 14 days before you may show symptoms or test positive.
Alexandria | Avalon | Avalon Beach | Bayview | Belrose | Berowra | Blacktown | Cronulla | Crows Nest | Double Bay | Erskineville | Forster | Freshwater | Gordon | Hornsby | Kirribilli | Lane Cove | Macquarie Park | Manly | Mount Colah | Mona Vale | Milsons Point | Narrabeen | Neutral Bay | Newport | North Sydney | Paddington | Palm Beach | Penrith | St Peters | Surry Hills | Sydney | Turramurra | Woolloomooloo | Warriewood

Location Dates
Alexandria: Cortex Gym – Strength and Conditioning Class, 1 Bowden Street
Tuesday 15 December

Get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.

[Venue updated from casual to close contact, 10:25pm 21 December]

Avalon: Anytime Fitness, Avalon Parade
Updated advice

Anyone who attended this venue any day on or after Tuesday 8 December is considered a close contact and should get tested and self-isolate for 14 days, even if they receive a negative result, after they were last at the gym.

Anyone who attended this venue at any time between Monday 23 November to Monday 7 December should get tested immediately and self-isolate until they receive a negative result.

Avalon: The House Nail Salon, 24 Avalon Parade
Monday 14 December
10:30am to 11:30am

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Avalon Beach: Avalon Beach RSL, 1 Bowling Green Lane
Friday 11 December
All day until close

Monday 14 December
All day until close

Tuesday 15 December
All day until close

Wednesday 16 December
1pm to 12am (midnight)

Get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.

Wednesday 16 December
Opening time to 1pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until they receive a negative result.

[Updated 10:25pm 21 December]

Sunday 13 December
8:30pm to 9:15pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Avalon Beach: Avalon Beach Surf Life Saving Club, 558A Barrenjoey Road
Tuesday 15 December
8.30am to 9am

Get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.

Avalon Beach: Avalon Bowlo (bowling club), 4 Bowling Green Lane
Updated dates and times

Sunday 13 December
5pm to 7pm
Tuesday 15 December
3pm to 5pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.

**Tuesday 15 December
6pm to 8:30pm

**Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Avalon Beach: Avalon Recreation Centre, 59 Old Barrenjoey Road
Thursday 17 December
11.50am to 5.20pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Avalon Beach: Bangkok Sidewalk Restaurant, 1/21-23 Old Barrenjoey Road Monday 14 December
7pm to 8pm
Avalon Beach: Barramee Thai Massage and Spa, 4/42-44 Old Barrenjoey Road
Monday 14 December
2pm to 3:30pm

**Wednesday 16 December
2pm to 3:30pm

**Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Avalon Beach: Nourished Wholefood Cafe and Lounge, 17 Avalon Parade
Saturday 12 December
7:15am to 7:40am

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until you receive a negative result.

Sunday 13 December
10am to 11am

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

[Updated 3:45pm Tuesday 22 December]

Avalon Beach: Oceana Traders – Seafood Merchants, 31 Old Barrenjoey Road
Monday 14 December
Tuesday 15 December
Wednesday 16 December
Thursday 17 December

If you dined-in at this venue at any time on these days, get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days.

If you purchased take-away from the venue on these days, get tested immediately and self-isolate until you receive a negative result.

Avalon Beach: Sneaky Grind Café Monday 14 December
9:30am to 11am
Avalon Beach: Sunset Diner, 41 Old Barrenjoey Road Friday 11 December
6:30pm to 8pm
Avalon Beach: United Cinemas, 39 Old Barrenjoey Road
Tuesday 15 December
12pm to 2.15pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.

Avalon Beach: Woolworths, 74 Old Barrenjoey Road
Tuesday 15 December
7pm to 7:30pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Bayview: Rowland Reserve Dog Park, Pittwater Road
Wednesday 16 December
4pm to 5pm

Thursday 17 December
4pm to 5pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Belrose: Bunnings Belrose, Austlink Park Niangala Close
Thursday 17 December
4pm to 5pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Berowra: Anytime Fitness, 25-29 Turner Road
Wednesday 16 December
5:30am to 6:30am
Thursday 17 December
5:30am to 6:30am

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Blacktown: BodyFit Gym, 27 Sackville Street
Wednesday 16 December
7am to 8am
Thursday 17 December
7am to 8am
Friday 18 December
7am to 8am

Get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.

Cronulla: Cronulla RSL, 38 Gerrale Street
Wednesday 16 December
5pm to closing

Get tested and self-isolate until further notice.

People identified as close contacts by NSW Health need to isolate until Wednesday 30 December.

Cronulla: Pilgrims Vegetarian Café, 97 Gerrale Street
Wednesday 16 December
11:30am to 2:30pm

Anyone who was at the café during this time for one hour or more must get tested immediately and self-isolate until Wednesday 30 December.

Other people should monitor for symptoms, and get tested immediately if they appear.

Crows Nest: Bo Thai, Pacific Highway Sunday 13 December
4:30pm to 5:30pm
Double Bay: Twenty-One Espresso, 21 Knox Street
Tuesday 15 December
7:10pm to 8:15pm
8:25pm to 9:10pm

Any staff working on Tuesday 15 December, and patrons seated in the indoor section for more than 1 hour on Tuesday 15 December at the times listed, are close contacts and must immediately get tested and self-isolate for 14 days.

Any patrons who were in the restaurant for less than 1 hour, or those who sat in the outdoor area on Tuesday 15 December at the times listed, are casual contacts and must get tested immediately and self-isolate until they receive a negative result.

Erskineville: Rose of Australia, 1 Swanson Street
Updated advice

Tuesday 15 December
7pm to close

Get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days.

[Updated 6:30am 22 December 2020]

Freshwater: G Fitness Freshwater, 72/80 Evans Street
Tuesday, 15 December
11am to 12.45pm

Forster: Café Toscano (outdoor verandah area), 1 Wallis Street
Wednesday 16 December
6pm to 7:45pm

Anyone who attended this venue during this time for one hour or more, must get tested immediately and self-isolate until 30 December.

Anyone who attended this venue during this time for less than one hour, should monitor for symptoms and get tested immediately if they appear.

Gordon: USA Nails, 788A Pacific Highway
Thursday 17 December
12.30pm to 1.30pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Hornsby: Aura Threading and Beauty Hornsby, Westfield Hornsby, Shop 2067, L2/236 Pacific Hwy Thursday 17 December
10am to 1.20pm
Kirribilli: Kirribilli Club

Monday 14 December
12pm to 3pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Lane Cove: Hair by Erika, Village Shopping Centre
Friday 11 December
2:30pm to 4:30pm

Macquarie Park: Premier Academy League Under 8s Macquarie University Soccer Fields Macquarie Park
Sunday 13 December
9am to 11am

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Manly: Donnys Bar, 7 Market Place Saturday 12 December
3:15pm to 9pm
Manly: Garfish Manly, Level 1, 39 East Esplanade
Updated advice

Thursday 17 December
7:10pm to 8:15pm

Get tested and self-isolate for 14 days, even if you get a negative test result.

Manly: Manly Skiff Club, Corner of East Esplanade and Stuart Street Saturday 12 December
12pm to 2:30pm
Manly: Old Manly Boat Shed, 40 The Corso Saturday 12 December
9pm to 12:30am
Manly: Hotel Steyne, 75 The Corso
Updated dates, times and advice

Saturday 12 December
3pm to 3:30pm

Anyone who visited this venue at the above time should get tested immediately and self-isolatefor 14 days regardless of the result.

Thursday 17 December
3pm to 7pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until you receive a negative result. You should continue to monitor for symptoms and if any symptoms occur, get tested again.

[Updated 4:30pm 21 December 2020]

Milsons Point: Kirribilli Hotel Milsons Point, 35-37 Broughton Street
Thursday 17 December
12.45pm to 3pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Mona Vale: Anytime Fitness, 7 Taronga Place Thursday 17 December
9.50am to 12.45pm
Mona Vale: Bayview Golf Club, 1825 Pittwater Road
Monday 7 December
11.45am to 12.45pm
Tuesday 8 December
11.45am to 12.45pm
Friday 11 December
11.45am to 12.45pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Mona Vale: Coffee Brothers Mona Vale, 1/54-56 Darley Street
Saturday 12 December
12pm to 1pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Mona Vale: Dan Murphys Mona Vale, 25-29 Park Street
Thursday 17 December
5pm to 6pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Mona Vale: Fitness First Mona Vale, Pittwater Place Shopping Centre, 10 Park Street

Updated dates, times and advice

Sunday 13 December
2pm to 4pm
Monday 14 December
All day
Wednesday 16 December
All day

Get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.

[Updated 4:30pm 21 December 2020]

Mona Vale: Park House Hotel, 2 Park Street
Wednesday 16 December
8pm to 10pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.

Mona Vale: Pearly Nails, Shop 2/6 Waratah Street Monday 14 December
4:30pm to 5:30pm
Mona Vale: Pilates KX, Shop 5/1 Mona Vale Road
Monday 14 December
7pm to 9pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.

Mona Vale: Pittwater RSL, 82 Mona Vale Road Wednesday 16 December
8pm to 10pm
Mona Vale: Mona Vale Golf Club, Bar or Function Room, 3 Golf Avenue
Wednesday 16 December
5pm to 10pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days.

Anyone who attended this venue (but not the Bar or Function Room) between 11am to 5pm should get tested immediately and self-isolate until they receive a negative result.

Narrabeen: The Boatshed Cafe & Bar, Lower Level 11 Narrabeen Street
Monday 14 December
2pm to 3pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.

Narrabeen: The Sands, 1260 Pittwater Road
Tuesday 15 December
6pm to 8pm

Neutral Bay: Café Junior, Woolworths Neutral Bay Village, 1-7 Rangers Road Sunday 13 December
12:45pm to 2:30pm
Newport: ChaRice Noodle Bar, 2/331-335 Barrenjoey Road
Wednesday 16 December
1pm to 2.30pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Newport: Coles, 381 Barrenjoey Road
Friday 18 December
9am to 10am

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Newport: 4 Pines Newport, 313 Barrenjoey Road

Updated dates and times

Tuesday 15 December
6pm to 10pm

Wednesday 16 December
4:30pm to 9pm

[Updated 4:30pm 21 December 2020]

Newport: Restaurant Lovat, G04 The Palms, 316-324 Barrenjoey Road
Friday 11 December
6.30pm to 8.30pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Tuesday 15 December
6.30pm to 8.30pm

Patrons sitting inside or staff working on the floor at the bar are close contacts and must get tested and self-isolate for 14 days even if a negative result is received. All other patrons are casual contacts who must get tested immediately and isolate pending a result.

Newport: Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, 16 Mitala Street Wednesday 16 December
5pm to 6pm
Newport: Rusti Fig, 3/363 Barrenjoey Road
Saturday 12 December
9am to 10:30am

Newport: Sankaku Izakaya, 376 Barrenjoey Road
Thursday 17 December
2:30pm to 3:30pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.

Newport: Shot Lab, 1/326-330 Barrenjoey Road
Tuesday 15 December
11am to 12pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

North Sydney: Mr Green & Co North Sydney, 1/66 Berry Street Wednesday 16 December
1pm to 2pm
Paddington: London Hotel, 85 Underwood Street
Thursday, 17 December
8:15pm to 9:30pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.

Paddington: Paddington Alimentari Deli and Café, 2 Hopetoun St
Thursday 17 December
5:30am to 6pm
Friday 18 December
5:30am to 6pm
Saturday 19 December
5:30am to 6pm

Updated advice

All patrons who were seated at this venue at the above time should get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.

Patrons who got take away should monitor for symptoms, and self-isolate and get tested immediately should symptoms develop.

Paddington: Salon X, 86 William Street
Wednesday 16 December
9am to 6pm

Thursday 17 December
9am to 8pm

Palm Beach: Palm Beach female change rooms (in toilet block with small change area at the swimming pool at the southern end) Sunday 13 December
9am to 9:15am
Palm Beach: Coast Palm Beach Café, Barrenjoey Road Sunday 13 December
10am to 11am
Palm Beach: Pronto Creative Foods, 1095 Barrenjoey Road
Wednesday 16 December
7.30am to 8.30am

Thursday 17 December
7.30am to 8.30am

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Penrith: Penrith RSL Club

Sunday 13 December
1pm to 6pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

St Peters: Sydney Trapeze School, 1/7 Unwins Bridge Road
Tuesday 15 December
10am to 12pm

Anyone in the class for beginners (staff and patrons) on this date and time should get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days.

Anyone in any class other than the class for beginners on this day after 10am, should get tested immediately and self-isolate until they receive a negative result.

Sydney: Paragon Hotel, Sports Bar, 1 Loftus Street
Wednesday 16 December
12:45pm to 3:30pm

Anyone who attended the Sports Bar during this time for more than one hour is considered a close contact and should get tested and self-isolate for 14 days even if they receive a negative result.

Anyone who attended the Sports Bar during this time for less than one hour get tested immediately and self-isolate until you receive a negative result. Continue to watch for COVID-19 symptoms and if any symptoms occur, get tested again

Other people who attended other areas of the Paragon Hotel during this time, should monitor for symptoms, and isolate and get tested immediately if symptoms appear.

Surry Hills: Nomad Restaurant 16 Foster St
Wednesday 16 December
12:45pm to 2pm

Anyone who attended this venue during this time for one hour or more must get tested immediately and self-isolate until 30 December.

Anyone who attended this venue during this time for less than one hour, should monitor for symptoms and get tested immediately if they appear.

Surry Hills: Strawberry Hills Hotel, 453 Elizabeth Street
Wednesday 16 December
3:30pm to 6pm

Anyone who attended this venue during this time for one hour or more must get tested immediately and self-isolate until Wednesday 30 December.

Anyone who attended this venue during this time for less than one hour, should monitor for symptoms and get tested immediately if they appear.

Turramurra: Salon for Hair, 3/1335 Pacific Highway
Updated advice

Anyone who attended this venue anytime between Tuesday 15 December and Friday 18 December inclusive should get tested and isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.

Warriewood: KFC Mona Vale, 1B Ponderosa Parade
Friday 18 December
12pm to 1pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until NSW Health provides further information.

Warriewood: United Cinemas, 4 Vuko Place
Tuesday 15 December
12pm to 2:30pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.

Woolloomooloo: Sienna Marina, 7-41 Cowper Wharf Road
Friday 11 December
12pm to 2pm

Anyone who spent one hour or longer at the restaurant at this time must get tested and self-isolate until Friday 25 December.

Other people should monitor for symptoms, and get tested immediately and self-isolate if symptoms appear.

Monitor for symptoms if you've been to these locations
If you have been to any of these locations during the time and date indicated you should:

get tested immediately and self-isolate until you receive a negative result
continue to watch for COVID-19 symptoms and if any symptoms occur, get tested again.
Artarmon | Avalon Beach | Avalon | Belrose | Bondi Junction | Brooklyn | Brookvale | Cronulla | Darling Point | Dee Why | Eveleigh | Forster | Gundagai | Homebush | Manly | Mona Vale | Mount Colah | Newport | Newtown | North Narrabeen | Orange | Palm Beach | Peakhurst | Raymond Terrace | Riverstone | Riverwood | Rosebery | Surry Hills | Terrey Hills | Warriewood

Location Dates
Artarmon: Roof Racks World, 13/87 Reserve Road Tuesday 15 December
2pm to 2:30pm
Avalon: Careel Bay Dog Park and Hitchcock Park, Barrenjoey Road

Wednesday 16 December
7am to 7:30am

Avalon: Hungry Ghost Café, 20 Avalon Parade
Sunday 13 December
9:30am to 11am

Tuesday 15 December
9:30am to 11am

Updated advice at 17 December: Anyone who attended was previously identified as a close contact.

This risk assessment has now been updated based on new information and anyone who attended is now considered a casual contact and should monitor for symptoms.

If symptoms occur, get tested immediately and self-isolate until you receive a negative result.

Avalon Beach: Avalon Beach Post Shop, 45 Avalon Parade Wednesday 16 December
3:30pm to 3:50pm
Avalon Beach: Café Relish, 8/1 North Avalon Road Thursday 17 December
10:30am to 11:30am
Avalon Beach: Chemist Warehouse, 4/74 Old Barrenjoey Road Monday 14 December
5:20pm to 5:25pm
Avalon Beach: Chillbar, 74 Old Barrenjoey Road Monday 14 December
10.30am to 11.30am
Wednesday 16 December
10.30am to 11.30am
Avalon Beach: Commonwealth Bank, 47 Avalon Parade Tuesday 15 December
12pm to 12:15pm
Avalon Beach: Mitre 10, 49 Avalon Parade Tuesday 15 December
12pm to 12:20 pm
Avalon Beach: North Avalon Cellars, 4/3 North Avalon Road Tuesday 15 December
6pm to 6:05pm
Avalon Beach: Oliver’s Pies, Careel Shopping Village, 1 Careel Head Road Monday 14 December
9am to 9:15am
Avalon Beach: Sabiang Thai Restaurant, 4/49 Old Barrenjoey Road
Sunday 13 December
6pm to 8pm

Avalon Beach: Surf Life Saving Club Sunday 13 December, Monday 14 December and Tuesday 15 December
9am to 9:30am
Avalon Beach: Woolworths, 74 Old Barrenjoey Road
Sunday 13 December
12pm to 5pm
Monday 14 December
5pm to 5:30pm
Tuesday 15 December
12pm to 12:30pm

Belrose: Nick Scali at SuperCentre, 4/6 Niangala Close
Wednesday 16 December
10am to 5:30pm

Bondi Junction: Westfield Bondi Junction
Tuesday 15 December
1pm to 2:30pm

Updated advice
If you visited the shopping mall at this time monitor for symptoms and if symptoms occur get tested and self-isolate.

Brooklyn: The Anglers Rest, 216 Brooklyn Road
Thursday 17 December
5:30pm to 7:15pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until you receive a negative result.

Brookvale: Hi-Tek Aquariums, 732 Pittwater Road
Wednesday 16 December
1:55pm to 2:55pm

Brookvale: Warringah Mall, Corner of Old Pittwater Road and Condamine Street
Wednesday 16 December
11:40am to 1:30pm

Monitor for symptoms and if symptoms occur get tested and self-isolate.

Cronulla: Cronulla Mall – an open air pedestrian plaza covering the northern half of Cronulla Street including shops on either side
Tuesday 15 December
8pm to 9pm

Wednesday 16 December
3pm to 6pm

Updated advice

People who visited this shopping mall are considered casual contacts.

Monitor for symptoms and if symptoms occur get tested and self-isolate.

Cronulla: Paris Seafood Café, 136 Cronulla Street
Tuesday 15 December
8:30pm to 9pm

Darling Point: RAN Sailing Association, Navy Bear Café and Christmas party
Sunday 13 December
10:30am to 4:45pm

Dee Why: Dee Why Fruit Market, 33 Oaks Avenue Tuesday 15 December
4:45pm to 4:55pm
Dee Why: HongFa BBQ Restaurant Tuesday 15 December
4:30pm to 4:45pm
Eveleigh: Seven West Media Building, 8 Central Ave
Monday 14 December
8am to 11:30am

Forster: Beach Bums Cafe, Cnr Beach Street and North Street
Wednesday 16 December
8am to 9am

Thursday 17 December
8am to 9am

Gundagai: Oliver’s Real Food, 31 Annie Pyers Dr
Friday 18 December
5.30pm to 6.05pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until you receive a negative result, and then monitor for symptoms.

Homebush: Harris Farm Warehouse – Flemington Markets, Potts Street
Tuesday 15 December
2am to 11am

Wednesday 16 December
2am to 11am

Thursday 17 December
2am to 1pm

Macquarie Park: Macquarie Shopping Centre (various), Cnr Herring and Waterloo Roads Sunday 13 December
11am to 1pm
Manly: Manly Wharf Bar, E Esplanade Saturday 12 December
2:45pm to 3:15pm
Mona Vale: Aldi Mona Vale, 13 Bungan Street Sunday 13 December
12:45pm to 1:30pm
Mona Vale: Bing Lee, Gateway, 1 Mona Vale Road Monday 14 December
4:30pm to 4:45pm
Mona Vale: Woolworths Mona Vale, 25/29 Park Street Sunday 13 December
12pm to 12:30pm
Mona Vale: Harris Farm, Mona Vale Plaza
Monday 14 December
11am to 11:10am

Mona Vale: Mitre 10, 73 Bassett Street
Tuesday 15 December
8:30am to 5:30pm

Wednesday 16 December
8:30am to 5:30pm

Newport: Bowan Island Bakery, 383 Barrenjoey Road
Friday 18 December
9am to 9.30am

Newport: Restaurant Lovat, G04, The Palms, 316-324 Barrenjoey Road
Saturday 12 December
2:15pm to 2:25pm
4pm to 4:15pm

Newport: Coles, 381 Barrenjoey Road
Friday 11 December
5pm to 7pm

Saturday 12 December
3:15pm to 3:30pm

Newtown: Woolworths Metro Erskineville, 21-23 Erskineville Road
Tuesday 15 December
6:45pm to 6:55pm

North Narrabeen: Brot and Wurst, 1442 Pittwater Road Wednesday 16 December
2pm to 2:05pm
Orange: Orange Central Square Shopping Centre, 227 – 239 Summer Street
Saturday 19 December
4.05pm to 4.15pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until you receive a negative result, and then monitor for symptoms.

Palm Beach: Palm Beach Pool, Lot 1 Rock Bath Road Wednesday 16 December
8am to 9am
Palm Beach: Palm Beach Rockpool, Lot 1 Rock Bath Road Monday 14 December
9:30am to 10:30am
Palm Beach: 2108 Espresso, 3/24 Ocean Road
Monday 14 December
8am to 9am

Peakhurst: Gannons Park, Forest Rangers FC, Little Rangers session
Friday 11 December
4:30pm to 5:30pm

Any adults who were present should get tested immediately and self-isolate until they receive a negative result. They should continue to monitor for symptoms and if any symptoms occur, get tested again.

Children who were present should be monitored for symptoms and get tested if any symptoms occur.

Raymond Terrace: McDonalds Raymond Terrace, William Bailey Street
Tuesday 15 December
11:45am to 12:15pm

Riverstone: Blend @ Grantham Café, 43 Grantham Street
Wednesday 16 December
11am to 11:45am

Riverwood: Woolworths, Riverwood Plaza, 247 Belmore Road Wednesday 9 December
3pm to 3:35pm
Rosebery: Mentmore and Morley Café and public toilets, 55 Mentmore Avenue
Monday 14 December
10am to 3pm

Surry Hills: Cuckoo Callay on Crown, 413 – 415 Crown Street
Tuesday 15 December
11am to 12pm

Sydney: 1 Bligh Street – shopping mall
Thursday 17 December
10.30am to 10.50am

If you visited this shopping mall at this date and time, monitor for symptoms and get tested and self-isolate if symptoms develop.

Sydney: Arthouse Hotel, 275 Pitt Street
Thursday 17 December
11:15am to 12:15pm

Terrey Hills: Forest Way Fruit Market, 2 Myoora Street
Wednesday 16 December
4pm to 4:10pm

Terrey Hills: Hills Florist
Saturday 12 December
8am to 8:45am

Close contacts have been contacted directly by NSW Health.

Warriewood: Flower Power, 22 Macpherson Street
Friday 18 December
8.45am to 9.30am

Warriewood: McDonalds Restaurant, Warriewood Road
Thursday 17 December
1:30pm to 2pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until you receive a negative result.

Warriewood: Northern Beaches Indoor Sports Centre, Jacksons Road
Tuesday 15 December
6.30pm to 9.30pm

Get tested immediately and self-isolate until you receive a negative result.

Warriewood: Warriewood Square, 12 Jackson Road
Tuesday 8 December
12.30pm to 2.15pm

Tuesday 15 December
3.30pm to 4:30pm

Wednesday 16 December
11am to 12:15pm

Thursday 17 December
11am to 3pm

Monitor for symptoms and get tested and self-isolate if symptoms appear.

Public transport routes
Close contacts
Anyone who travelled on these bus routes at the time and date listed is considered a close contact and must get tested and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.

Bus route Date and time
Route 199
Saturday 12 December
Departing Barrenjoey Road before Karloo Parade at 10.33am and arriving Warringah Mall at 11.17am

Passengers should get tested and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.

Saturday 12 December
Departing Newport Hotel, Kalinya Street 7am, arriving Avalon Beach, 7:15am.

Departing Avalon Beach 12:20am, arriving Newport Hotel, Kalinya Street, 12:45am.

Passengers should get tested and self-isolate until a negative result is received.

[Updated 5:30pm Tuesday 22 December 2020]

Route B1-1 Monday 14 December
Departing Warriewood BLine, Pittwater Road 6:55am, arriving Wynyard Station, York Street Stand M, 7:50am
Route B1-2 Monday 14 December
Departing Wynyard Station Stand B 5:45pm, arriving Warriewood BLine, Pittwater Rd, 6:40pm
Route B1-1 Tuesday 15 December
Departing Warriewood BLine, Pittwater Rd 6:35am, arriving Wynyard Station Stand M, 7:35am
Route B1-2 Tuesday 15 December
Departing Wynyard Station Stand B 5:25pm, arriving Warriewood BLine, Pittwater Rd, 6:20pm
Route B1-1 Wednesday 16 December 2020
Departing Warriewood BLine 6:50am, Pittwater Rd, arriving Wynyard Station Stand M, 7:35am
Route B1-2 Wednesday 16 December 2020
Departing Wynyard Station Stand B 4:45pm, arriving Warriewood BLine, Pittwater Rd, 5:30pm



Casual contacts
If you travelled on these public transport routes during the time and date indicated you should:

get tested immediately and self-isolate until you receive a negative result
continue to watch for COVID-19 symptoms and if any symptoms occur, get tested again.
Train route Date and time
Artarmon to Wynyard

Monday 14 December
8:27am to 8:49am

People who travelled on this train route are considered casual contacts and should monitor for symptoms and self-isolate and get tested if symptoms develop.

Roseville to Redfern Monday 14 December
6:50am to 7:40am
Redfern to Milsons Point Monday 14 December
11:20am to 11:45am
Milsons Point to Roseville Monday 14 December
3:15pm to 3:40pm
Wynyard to Artarmon
Monday 14 December
6:42pm to 7:01pm

People who travelled on this train route are considered casual contacts and should monitor for symptoms and self-isolate and get tested if symptoms develop.

Artarmon to Wynyard
Tuesday 15 December
9:17am to 9:38am

People who travelled on this train route are considered casual contacts and should monitor for symptoms and self-isolate and get tested if symptoms develop.

St James to Erskineville
Tuesday 15 December
6:34pm to 6:48pm

Erskineville to Central
Wednesday 16 December
7:03am to 7:12am

People who travelled on this train route are considered casual contacts and should monitor for symptoms and self-isolate and get tested if symptoms develop.

Central to Artarmon Wednesday 16 December
7:12am to 7:35am


Bus route Date and time
Route M52
Tuesday 15 December

Departing Ryde, St Charles Primary School at 8:09am and arriving at Elizabeth Street, Sydney, Martin Place Stn Stand C at 8:46am

Departing Ryde, Elizabeth Street, Sydney, Martin Place Stn Stand C at 5:52pm and arriving at Ryde, St Charles Primary School at 6:34pm

Wednesday 16 December

Departing Ryde, St Charles Primary School at 8:24am and arriving at Elizabeth Street, Sydney, Martin Place Stn Stand C at 9:06am

Departing Ryde, Elizabeth Street, Sydney, Martin Place Stn Stand C at 6:12pm and arriving at Ryde, St Charles Primary School at 6:55pm

Thursday 17 December

Departing Ryde, St Charles Primary School at 8:25am and arriving at Elizabeth Street, Sydney, Martin Place Stn Stand C at 8:59am

Route 271 Wednesday 16 December
Departing Queen Victoria Building at 5:25pm and arriving Austlink Business Park Belrose at 6:28pm
Route 271 Tuesday 15 December
Departing Queen Victoria Building at 5:25pm and arriving Austlink Business Park Belrose at 6:28pm
Route 273 Tuesday 15 December
Departing Jamieson Square, Forestville at 7:10am and arriving Queen Victoria Building at 8am
Route 273
Wednesday 16 December
Departing Jamieson Square, Forestville at 7:10am and arriving Queen Victoria Building at 8am

Route 304
Wednesday, 16 December
Departing Bourke Street (opposite Lachlan Street) Rosebery at 7:46am and arriving Martin Place Station Stand C at 8:11am

Route 304
Thursday, 17 December
Departing Bourke Street (opposite Lachlan Street) Rosebery at 8:05am and arriving Martin Place Stn Stand C at 8:30am

Ferry route Date and time
Palm Beach to Wagstaffe
Wednesday 16 December

6:15pm to 6:35pm

Areas with increased testing
If you live in or have visited the following suburbs in the past two weeks, get tested even if you have mild COVID-19 symptoms such as a runny nose or scratchy throat.

https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/latest-news-and-updates

[MITCHAY]

In a strange way all the panic being created by border restrictions changing may make it worse by everyone rushing to get out.

I have always thought it is quite counter productive from a health perspective to give advanced deadlines rather than immediate action though of course people will complain if they don't have it.

We will see how it all plays out but what is happening in NSW at the moment is not yet comparable to anything that has happened in VIC.

Diplomats don't have to quarantine due to international protocol which is no different elsewhere and it was previously the airline's responsibility to manage it's aircrew in NSW.

It's in the airlines best interest to be safe to keep flights going into the country and if it was a bigger issue then we would have had these problems ages ago.

NSW have already made changes which close this gap but which may affect flight availability for those wanting to coming back here.

I wouldn't blame NSW for capping their arrival numbers and tell everyone else to pick up their fair share after all of this.

[Beastie]

Originally Posted by Tickford.

Here is the latest list of locations and recommendations by NSW Health. Doesn't look to be a northern beaches only issue.



https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/latest-news-and-updates

That's very informative information - Thank you.

[FairmontGS]

Originally Posted by Tickford.

Here is the latest list of locations and recommendations by NSW Health. Doesn't look to be a northern beaches only issue.

https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/latest-news-and-updates

This is what Gold Standard Idiot Contact Tracing looks like chaps. Knowing everything within hours of when it happened.

Less deady bits laters

[PG2]

OK everyone, time to have a reset.

A couple of you are long term, very valued members on this forum, but you are starting to back the mods into a corner where we will have to start taking more formal action.

Please don't put us in this position.

[Citroënbender]

It will be interesting to see how much the cooler weather has boosted testing rates, ongoing.

As to behaviour outside the “red zone”, I visited Aldi and Woolies today, both times using Google live traffic to gauge a quieter period. Almost no mask usage, and the Woolies was a black mark for physical distance. People seemed focused simply on shopping, not safe shopping.

[mostly_broncos]

Yeah theres a little too much alarm for what is basically zero covid impact.

Too much anger at these people who may or may not have left someplace while they did or didn't have some virus. Its the holidays people go see family , they spend money doing that and money is hard to come by right now. So its understandable they don't want to be trapped away from home . It could be financial disaster to be stranded away from home , for weeks because of some panic . You could lose your job to someone who may be in even more financial distress than you.

Anyway , while because I never officially got my test results to know for sure , because I am convinced I had the covid I walk around feeling like I don't have to worry all that much about it and its a great relief actually.

I believe I had it and while I wear a mask when I'm around strangers I no longer give two ****s about anything I hear on the news and live in a state of comparative bliss because of it.

Like my mother is 79, I don't want her to get it right? SO she should and does , stay home and I do shopping for her and bring her most of what she needs . I feel like I'm a safe contact point to the world .

Regardless of what the lunatics on TV say , if you get it and survive you are not going to worry about getting it again. Whether its technically possible or not , its not an issue.

I'm not saying go make out with a covid patient but if you happen to get a mild dose of it you can then move on from the drama.

[T3rminator]

Originally Posted by mostly_broncos

Yeah theres a little too much alarm for what is basically zero covid impact.

Yeh maybe...maybe not. Had this same discussion with my boss last night who lives in the UK. He thinks us aussies are nuts how we are carrying on with the numbers being mentioned. He even thinks we were nuts the way we were carrying on during the Victorian 2nd wave. I guess it all comes down to different perspective depending on the current situation you are at. But I hope you are right and we end up with zero impact.

Originally Posted by mostly_broncos

Anyway , while because I never officially got my test results to know for sure , because I am convinced I had the covid I walk around feeling like I don't have to worry all that much about it and its a great relief actually.

I've got a couple of mates in the US who thinks they had covid but wasn't able to get tested. They have recovered now. They want to get antibody test just to prove it. Like you they are now walking around feeling invincible

[mostly_broncos]

Originally Posted by T3rminator

Yeh maybe...maybe not. Had this same discussion with my boss last night who lives in the UK. He thinks us aussies are nuts how we are carrying on with the numbers being mentioned. He even thinks we were nuts the way we were carrying on during the Victorian 2nd wave. I guess it all comes down to different perspective depending on the current situation you are at. But I hope you are right and we end up with zero impact.




I've got a couple of mates in the US who thinks they had covid but wasn't able to get tested. They have recovered now. They want to get antibody test just to prove it. Like you they are now walking around feeling invincible

Well they are now saying the antibody tests are not reliable. And its probably out of pocket so you have to weigh the bragging rights of being the first kid on your block to curb stomp the covid against forking up to pay for a test

We are in a media terror bubble here and its ludicrous . I mean its a virus which is sucky to get but 99% survivable right? Like driving double the speedlimit on the highway , most of the time you should be fine.

The media loves itself some pandemic to go on about . We had 4 years of nonstop Trump whining now its virus whining what are they going to do when the two are over?