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Australia coronavirus live: NSW reports eight more Covid cases as premier modifies Christmas restrictions in Sydney

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Post date December 23, 2020
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Sydney to keep 10-visitor rule but from 24-26 December children under 12 not counted; lockdown continues in half of northern beaches, but small Christmas gatherings allowed. Follow all the latest news and updates, live

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3.38am GMT

And in Queensland now, the state has registered one new positive case, acquired overseas and currently in hotel quarantine.

Coronavirus (#COVID19) case update 23/12.

New case acquired overseas and detected in hotel quarantine.

Detailed information about COVID-19 cases in Queensland can be found here: https://t.co/kapyXpSIAP pic.twitter.com/yC04lhUqZT

3.36am GMT

South Australia’s Parafield cluster has been declared “closed” by health authorities after the state marked four weeks since the last coronavirus case linked to the outbreak went into quarantine.

The cluster initially forced the state into a short lockdown, after health authorities linked positive cases to a cleaner and a security guard at the Peppers medi-hotel, as well as the Woodville Pizza Bar.

The hard work of every South Australian, getting tested, keeping washing your hand, following all instructions, and a big thank you to my team in CDCB for doing all the fantastic contact tracing and SAPOL for their ongoing work with enforcement during this pandemic.

Australia coronavirus live: Gladys Berejiklian to announce whether Sydney will spend Christmas Day with restrictions

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Post date December 22, 2020
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City waits anxiously as NSW premier due to announce whether northern beaches can come out of lockdown; Labor calls for January vaccine rollout. Follow all the latest news and updates, live

11.44pm GMT

Double-demerit points will come into force in NSW from midnight tonight, lasting until 3 January.

The extra demerits apply to speeding, seatbelt, mobile phone and motorcycle helmet offences, and police are targeting speeding as well as drink, drug, dangerous and distracted driving, AAP report.

11.22pm GMT

Watch this recap of 2020 in video, prepared by my colleague Becca Leaver.

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Australia coronavirus live: Sydney anxiously awaits Christmas Covid announcement

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Post date December 22, 2020
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NSW premier due to announce what coronavirus restrictions will be in place on Christmas Day and whether northern beaches can come out of lockdown. Follow all the latest news and updates, live

8.05pm GMT

Good morning and welcome to our live coverage of the coronavirus today. It’s Naaman Zhou here with you.

Sydney residents will find out today whether they will spend Christmas under Covid restrictions. The NSW premier Gladys Berejiklian has promised a decision today on whether restrictions, which are due to expire at midnight tonight, will go into Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and even potentially the new year.

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Australia coronavirus live: NSW records eight new Covid cases as Avalon cluster grows to 90

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Post date December 22, 2020
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Victoria reports one Covid case as number of new infections in NSW falls for a second day, and 350 people released in South Australia after being incorrectly quarantined. Follow the latest updates

• NSW Covid hotspots – list of venues and case locations
• Border restrictions: the new state and territory rules for NSW travellers
• Australia’s Covid restrictions and lockdown rules – state by state
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4.54am GMT

Sydney actor Blake Davis has been found not guilty of murdering a home intruder with a samurai sword.

AAP has the story:

4.44am GMT

NSW Health has issued a new health alert, with updated venues in Gundagai – where the teenager who tested positive in Victoria visited – and in Orange, which was visited by a close contact of the healthcare worker who tested positive today.

The locations are:

Australia coronavirus live: NSW records eight new Covid cases as Gladys Berejiklian gives update

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Post date December 22, 2020
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Victoria reports one Covid case as the number of new cases in NSW falls for a second day. Follow all the latest news and updates, live
• NSW Covid hotspots – list of venues and case locations
• Border restrictions: the new state and territory rules for NSW travellers
• Australia’s Covid restrictions and lockdown rules – state by state
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12.20am GMT

Chant is asked about hotel quarantine, given two different airport workers have now seemingly contracted the virus from returned travellers in the past week.

“Clearly there’s some leakage in the system,” she is asked.

12.16am GMT

NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant has confirmed that a Victorian, who was visiting the northern beaches and returned home and later tested positive, stopped at Gundagai on the way home.

Earlier, neither the Victorian health minister Martin Foley nor Covid response leader Jeroen Weimar could confirm whether the town was Gundagai or Gunnedah.

Australia coronavirus live: Victoria reports one Covid case amid pressure on NSW to tighten restrictions

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Post date December 21, 2020
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Sydneysiders anxiously await Gladys Berejiklian’s 11am coronavirus update. Follow all the latest news and updates, live

10.14pm GMT

And on that news, the Victorian health minister, Martin Foley, and chief health officer Prof Brett Sutton will hold a press conference at 10am.

10.11pm GMT

Victoria has today recorded a new Covid-19 case, acquired on the northern beaches of Sydney. The person is in quarantine.

“Victoria has recorded 0 cases in 53 days, however one positive case from a returned Victorian traveller was acquired within the Northern Beaches area of NSW,” the health department said.

Yesterday there were 0 new local cases and no lives lost. 1 new case was acquired interstate, 2 international – these cases are in quarantine. 15,521 test results were received. If you have symptoms, get tested and stay home. https://t.co/lIUrl0ZEco #COVID19Vic pic.twitter.com/m7VzFfS3BV

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Coronavirus Australia live news: NSW records 15 new cases as Gladys Berejiklian provides update on northern beaches cluster

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Post date December 21, 2020
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All new Covid cases are linked to the existing northern beaches cluster after 38,000 tests were conducted. Follow all the latest news and updates, live

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12.32am GMT

Chant is asked what factors will determine whether restrictions will be lifted on Wednesday in time for Christmas.

The key things we’re looking for is whether we have any evidence of community spread outside the northern beaches. What we’re interested in is making sure that we don’t see any further transmission that is not linked exactly to the Avalon cluster.

12.30am GMT

Chant says that “a number” of the 15 new cases had already been in isolation before they were infectious – which is good to limit the spread.

The anecdotal feedback from the staff who are collating that is that a number of the cases have been isolating.

Coronavirus Australia news: northern beaches cluster at 68; state borders close to Sydneysiders

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Post date December 20, 2020
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All eyes will be on NSW today to see if new cases have spread beyond the northern beaches. Follow all the latest news and updates, live

10.11pm GMT

The NSW bus drivers union has called on the government to make masks mandatory on public transport – when social distancing isn’t possible.

Masks are currently strongly recommended, but not compulsory in NSW. Buses and trains are also marked with spaced-out green spots recommending where people can sit to facilitate social distancing.

10.01pm GMT

Two people have been issued penalty infringement notices and fined over allegedly breaching restrictions in the northern beaches.

A 60-year-old man from Padstow and a 39-year-old woman from Bankstown – both in Sydney’s south-west – were fined after they were stopped in Manly on East Esplanade at 4pm on Sunday afternoon.