A 50-year-old man from Sydney’s Eastern Suburbs has tested positive for coronavirus.
During a press conference today, Premier Gladys Berejiklian confirmed that the man returned a positive test result on Wednesday morning. He has no known links to coronavirus cases in hotel quarantine.
Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said the man had not recently returned from overseas, did not work in quarantine and had no contacts with the hospital system.
Immediate genomic testing is underway to determine if the case is linked to anyone in the quarantine system or coronavirus cases in other states.
The man visited a number of venues, including Event Cinemas Bondi Junction and Figo Restaurant at Rushcutters Bay whilst infectious. He and his close contacts are all self-isolating.
#BREAKING: Sydney has recorded a local COVID-19 case. A man in his 50s from the eastern suburbs has tested positive. #covidnsw pic.twitter.com/11ulBTCDZd
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The NSW Government instructs that anyone that attended the following venues at the specific times immediately get tested and isolate until NSW Health provides further information:
Bondi Junction screening of The Courier at Event Cinemas Westfield Bondi Junction
Rushcutters Bay restaurant Figo: 3/56-60A Bayswater Road Friday 30 April 8.45pm – 11pm
Silverwater, Joe’s Barbeques & Heating: 142 Silverwater Road Saturday 1 May 1pm –1.45pm
Silverwater, Tucker Barbecues: 138 Silverwater Road Saturday 1 May 1pm – 1.45pm
Annandale Barbeques Galore: G1/212-220 Parramatta Road Saturday 1 May 2pm – 3pm
Casula Barbeques Galore, The Crossroads: Unit 12B, Parkers Farm Place Saturday 1 May 4pm –5pm
Mascot BP: Mascot 1077 Botany Road Saturday 1 May 4.30pm – 5pm
Bondi Junction, The Meat Store: 262 Oxford Street Sunday 2 May 3pm – 4pm
“We have to maintain our social distancing. We have to make sure we have good hand hygiene. We need to get tested with the mildest of symptoms, and very, very importantly and significantly, we need to use the QR codes,” Ms Berejiklian shared in a statement.
Dr Chant said the man had a high viral load, and may potentially be highly infectious. Emphasising the importance of genomic testing, Dr. Chant added: “sometimes the next ring of testing around this case will actually tell us whether he’s passed it on.
“In this case, we’re really interested in how this person acquired the infection to understand the broader risk in the community.”
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