New South Wales has seen an uptick in community transmission of coronavirus in recent weeks, putting the state on high alert to prevent further spread.
Many cases can be traced back to the Crossroads Hotel cluster and the Thai Rock restaurant in Wetherill Park, but new locations have cropped up in the news briefings each day.
Here is an overview of the state’s current hotspots and what to do if you’ve visited them. More detailed information is available at the NSW Health website.
List of outbreaks in NSW
If you were at the following venues on these dates you must get tested and self-isolate for 14 days, even if your test is negative.
Dooleys Lidcombe Catholic Club, Lidcombe: 5pm on Friday 7 August to 6.30am on Saturday 8 August; 4.30pm to 11.30pm on Saturday 8 August; 1pm to 9pm on Sunday 9 August; 12pm to 9:30pm on Monday 10 August
With the growing number of cases in the area, NSW Health is asking all people who live in, or have visited, the following areas in the past two weeks to get tested if they have any symptoms of Covid-19 at all, even the mildest of symptoms such as a runny nose or scratchy throat.
Campbelltown local government area (LGA)
Canterbury Bankstown LGA
Fairfield LGA
Liverpool LGA
Parramatta LGA
City of Sydney (East) LGA
Hornsby Shire LGA
The Hills LGA
Woollahra LGA
Guildford (suburb)
Merrylands (suburb)
If you were at any of the following locations on these dates, monitor yourself for symptoms and self-isolate and get tested if symptoms occur.
Service NSW, Burwood: 2:30pm to 3pm on Friday 21 August
Westfield Shopping Centre, Burwood: 6pm to 7pm on Thursday 20 August, including Kmart and Woolworths from 6:30pm to 7pm
Cabramatta Family Practice, Cabramatta: 9am to 10:15am on Thursday 20 August
Aldi, Fairfield West: 9:45am to 11am on Sunday 16 August
Sydney Markets Flemington, Homebush West: 8am to 4pm on Sunday 9 August;
10:30pm on Tuesday 11 August to 6am on Wednesday 12 August; 10:30pm on Wednesday 12 August to 01:40am on Thursday 13 AugustLiverpool Hospital, Liverpool: 7am to 3pm on Thursday 6 August; 7am to 3pm on Friday 7 August; 5am to 1.30pm on Saturday 8 August; 5am to 1.30pm on Sunday 9 August
Westfield, Mount Druitt: 12pm to 12:30pm on Wednesday 12 August
11am and 12pm Friday 14 AugustParramatta Local Court, Parramatta: 8.30am to 12.30pm on Tuesday 11 August; 8.30am to 12.3opm on Wednesday 12 August
Chopstix Asian Cuisine, Smithfield RSL, Smithfield: Friday 31 July to Saturday 9 August
5th Avenue Beauty Bar, Wetherill Park: 2pm to 3pm on Saturday 8 August
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