NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian is urging young people to cut back on socialising after a man in his 20s visited seven venues last weekend while infectious with COVID-19, triggering a potential outbreak in Sydney's inner west.
The man is one of 13 new cases reported by NSW Health on Thursday. The source of his infection is still unknown.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian asked young people to consider visiting fewer places over the next few weeks to limit their chances of spreading the virus. Credit:Nick Moir
Of most concern to health authorities is the man's visit to Jambo Jambo Restuarant in Glebe on 31 July between 7pm and 8.30pm.
Anyone who was at the restaurant during this time is considered a close contact and should immediately self-isolate until 15 August, watch for symptoms and get tested if any occur, NSW Health advised.
The man also visited six other inner-city venues while infectious:
- The Eveleigh Hotel in Redfern on 31 July from 8.30pm to 10pm;
- Warren View Hotel in Enmore on 1 August from 4pm to 4.20pm
- Mary’s in Macquarie Place, Sydney on 1 August from 6.45pm to 7.15pm
- Cubby’s Kitchen in Sydney on 1 August from 7.35pm to 9.30pm
- Burrow Bar in Sydney on 1 August from 9.35pm to 11.15pm
- Woolworths Marrickville Metro on 2 August from 7pm to 7.20pm.
Anyone who visited these venues at these times are considered casual contacts and should watch for COVID-19 symptoms. If symptoms occur, however mild, immediately get tested and self-isolate until the test results are returned as negative.
On Thursday morning Premier Gladys Berejiklian urged young people especially to limit the number of places they visited.
“If you have the virus and you go out five times a week to different places you could potentially be spreading it to five different locations, and then we have to contract trace everybody,” she said.
"It's not anybody's fault but it's just the nature of the virus. It's so contagious that if you don't know you have it and you are still socialising you have the potential to give it to so many people."
NSW Health’s latest surveillance report showed 16 cases had no known link to other cases or clusters in the past four weeks, confirming COVID-19 was circulating undetected in the community “risking further outbreaks”.
One of these mystery cases was symptomatic for six days before getting tested and isolating, the report revealed.
People in their 20s account for the largest proportion of COVID transmissions in NSW and nationally.
"We're not saying don't socialise or don't go out at all but we are saying please limit your behaviours just in the next few weeks," she said, urging the public to keep up social distancing.
She described NSW as being "on a knife’s edge” as health authorities focused on avoiding the state following Victoria's trajectory, with the state recording 471 new cases and eight deaths on Thursday.
“We are about halfway through what is a really critical period,” Ms Berejiklian told Triple M on Thursday morning.
“When we realised how bad Victoria’s situation was we knew we had four to six weeks of a real nail-biting situation,” she said.
From Friday, access to the state is only allowed through border communities and Sydney Airport.
NSW Opposition Leader Jodi McKay is pushing for compulsory masks where the state's health department is currently "strongly recommending" they are worn: on public transport, at supermarkets, shopping centres and in places of worship.
Health Minister Brad Hazzard said there were a range of reasons health officials did not believe it was necessary.
"One is that if you make it a mandatory requirement there will be massive demand," he said.
In Newcastle, a student at St Pius X High School tested positive for COVID-19 after attending class while unknowingly infectious.
NSW Health advised anyone who attended St Pius X High School on Monday 3 August is urged to be on the lookout for COVID-19 symptoms and to get tested immediately should any symptoms occur.
The school has been closed for cleaning and contact tracing is underway.
The teenager caught the Number 26 bus (Hamilton to Adamstown) on Monday 3 August, at 8.20am and NSW Health is advising that all people on the bus at this time are close contacts and should immediately self-isolate until 14 days have passed and get tested even if they have no symptoms, watch for COVID-19 symptoms and get re-tested should any symptoms recur.
The teenager is also a member of the Newcastle Jets under 15’s representative squad which played a soccer match against the Stanmore Hawks at Arlington Oval in Dulwich Hill on 1 August.
Members of both teams are considered close contacts and are also required to isolate for 14 days. All close contacts of the teenager are being notified and must isolate for 14 days.
A new case, not included in today’s numbers, is a close contact of the teenage case, and is a male in his 20s. The man attended a range of venues over his infectious period, and NSW Health now urges anyone who attended the following venues at the specified times to immediately self-isolate for 14 days from the date they attended, and seek testing, be on the lookout for COVID-19 symptoms and to get tested again should any respiratory symptoms or fever occur. Contact tracing is underway.
The man visited:
- Bennett Hotel, Hamilton on Friday 31 July from 5.30pm to 10.00pm
- Greenroof Bar and Restaurant, Hamilton on Friday 31 July from 10.00pm to 12 midnight
- Sushi Revolution, Hamilton – Saturday 1 August, from 12noon to 1.00pm
- Wests New Lambton on Sunday 2 August from 5.00pm to 7.30pm.
Any patrons who visited several more venues at the times specified below are considered casual contacts and urged to be alert for symptoms, and if any develop to get tested and self-isolate immediately:
- Queens Wharf Hotel on Saturday 1 August from 9.30pm to 11.00 pm
- Sydney Junction Hotel, Hamilton on Saturday 1 August from 12 midnight to 1.30am Sunday 2 August
- McDonald Jones Stadium on Sunday 2 August from 7:30pm to the end of the Newcastle Jets match
All venues are undertaking cleaning, and extensive contact tracing is underway.
The other ten new cases reported today are linked to known clusters.
More than 28,000 people were tested in the 24 hours to 8pm on Wednesday night.
A total of 104 people are being treated for COVID-19 by NSW Health, including 10 in ICU.
The number of cases linked to known Sydney clusters are:
- 107 cases associated with Thai Rock Wetherill Park cluster
- 58 cases associated with the Crossroads Hotel cluster
- 50 cases associated with the funeral events in Bankstown and surrounding suburbs, including 15 associated with Mounties in Mount Pritchard.
- 32 cases associated with the Potts Point cluster, including 26 cases linked to the Apollo Restaurant cluster and 6 cases linked with the Thai Rock Restaurant Potts Point cluster (two cases attended both and are counted as Thai Rock cases).
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Kate Aubusson is Health Editor of The Sydney Morning Herald.
Mary Ward is a reporter at The Sydney Morning Herald.
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