NSW Health has issued a media release this afternoon to clarify the numbers of aged care and health workers now infected with COVID-19.
All nine cases, it says, are associated with a COVID-19 positive healthcare worker case announced on Wednesday.
“There are a total of nine other cases associated with this healthcare worker. Four of them are healthcare or aged care workers, meaning there are five healthcare or aged care workers in the total group of 10,” the health authority said in a statement.
“The majority of these healthcare or aged care workers are linked by social or household contact, not via the workplace.”
Four of the healthcare or aged care workers worked while infectious, while one did not. NSW Health said contacts in patients and staff at the facilities have been identified and tested for coronavirus.Â
NSW Health has also issued an updated list of venues of concern associated with confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Anyone who attended the following venues at the times 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 they have already been contacted by NSW Health:
| ​Suburb | Venue​ | Address​ | Date and Time​ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bondi Junction | Coles Eastgate Bondi Junction | Eastgate Shopping Centre, Spring St & Newland St, Bondi Junction | Tuesday 29 June2pm – 7pm |
| Bondi Junction | Coles Eastgate Bondi Junction | Eastgate Shopping Centre, Spring St & Newland St, Bondi Junction | Wednesday 30 June5.30pm – 6.30pm |
Anyone who attended the following venues at the listed times 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 isolate and get tested if they develop:
| ​Suburb | Venue​ | Address​ | Date and Time​ |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bondi Junction | Coles Eastgate, Bondi Junction | Eastgate Shopping Centre, Spring St & Newland St, Bondi Junction NSW 2022 | Saturday 26 June4.20pm – 4.40pm |
| Bondi Junction | Coles Eastgate, Bondi Junction | Eastgate Shopping Centre, Spring St & Newland St, Bondi Junction NSW 2022 | Saturday 26 June7pm – 8pm |
Stay-at-home orders are now in effect across all Greater Sydney, including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour.
Until 11.59pm on Friday 9 July, everyone in Greater Sydney must stay at home, unless it is for an essential reason such as:
- shopping for food or other essential goods and services;
- compassionate needs or medical care, including being vaccinated for COVID‑19 (unless you have been identified as a close contact);
- exercise outdoors in groups of 10 or fewer;
- essential work or education, where you cannot work or study from home.
People who have been in the Greater Sydney region (including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour) on or after Monday 21 June must follow the stay-at-home orders for a period of 14 days after leaving Greater Sydney.
