Coffs Harbour and Newcastle on alert as NSW Health updates list of COVID exposure sites after 98 cases
A bottle shop in Coffs Harbour, 500km north of Sydney, and a Coles Express in Newcastle are among the newly identified COVID-hit venues, causing fears the virus will spread beyond the Harbour City.
Zoe Zaczek
Digital Reporter
3 min read
July 20, 2021 - 7:50AM
New South Wales’ list of coronavirus exposure sites has swelled overnight to include a bottle shop more than five hours north of Sydney and a Coles Express in Newcastle.
Contact tracers named Hoey Moey Bottle shop in Coffs Harbour, on the north coast of NSW, as a close contact venue on Thursday July 15 from 3.55pm to 4.10pm after an infected person from Sydney travelled into the area.
A drive-through testing clinic will open on Tuesday from 12pm at Coffs Harbour International Stadium amid fears the positive case could have infected locals.
The updated list of COVID-19 hotspots came after Premier Gladys Berejiklian announced 98 new local cases on Monday, including 20 that were infectious while in the community.
A butchery, 7-Eleven and three major supermarkets – Coles, Woolworths and Aldi – are among the latest affected venues.
CLOSE CONTACT
Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed is a close contact and must get tested immediately and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result:
Padstow – Ampol Foodery, 115 Fairford Road: Tuesday July 6, 3:45pm to 4pm
Fairfield – Free Choice Fairfield Forum, Shop 5 8/36 Station Street: Saturday July 17, 9am to 4pm
Coffs Harbour – Hoey Moey Bottleshop, 84 Ocean Parade: Thursday July 15, 3:55pm to 4:10pm
NSW Health has also advised of updated and additional times for a previously announced venue of concern. Anyone who attended the following venue at the times listed is a close contact and must get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result:
Lakemba – Al Sultan Butchery, 130 Haldon Street: all day Friday July 9 to all day Saturday July 18
Anyone who travelled on the following bus services at the times listed is a close contact and must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result:
Seven Hills – 702 Bus from Best Road before Mackenzie Boulevard to Seven Hills Plaza, Prospect Highway: Monday July 12 departed 1:01pm arrived 1:05pm
Seven Hills – 702 Bus from Best Road opposite Alice Street to Best Road opposite Mackenzie Boulevard: Monday July 12 departed 3:21pm arrived 3:24pm
Contact tracers named Hoey Moey Bottle shop in Coffs Harbour, on the north coast of NSW, as a close contact venue. Picture: News Corp Australia
CASUAL CONTACT
Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed is a casual contact who must immediately get tested and isolate until a negative result is received. If your date of exposure at this venue occurred in the past four days, you must get another test on day five from the date of exposure:
Burwood – 7-Eleven, Parramatta Road Burwood: Saturday July 10, 3:25am to 3:35am
Belrose – Woolworths Glenrose, Glenrose Village, 56-58 Glen Street: Saturday July 10, 8:30am to 8:40am
Liverpool – Aldi
Liverpool, 82 Hoxton Park Road: Monday July 12, 9:15am to 9:45am
Mt Druitt – Coles Mt Druitt Westfield, Luxford Road and Carlisle Avenue: Monday 12 July 8:20am to 9:20am, Tuesday July 13 1:25pm to 2pm
Smithfield – All Parts Auto, 18 Little Street: Wednesday July 14, 8:15am to 9:15am
Wetherill Park – JB Hifi Stockland, 516-538 Polding Street: Thursday July 15, 2:45pm to 3:10pm
Parramatta – Chemist Warehouse, 202 Chemist Warehouse: Wednesday July 14 3:30pm to 4:30pm, Thursday 15 July 10:30am to 11am
Crows Nest – newsXpress, 25 Willoughby Road: Thursday July 15, 12:35pm to 12:45pm
Fairfield – Metro Petroleum Fairfield, 82 Hamilton Road: Thursday July 15, 2:15pm to 2:25pm
Wetherill Park – Vodafone, Stockland Wetherill Park, 516-538 Polding Street: Thursday July 15, 2:40pm to 3pm
Wetherill Park – Optus, Stockland Wetherill Park, 516-538 Polding Street: Thursday July 15, 2:30pm to 3:10pm
Fairfield – Fairfield Forum Market, 1/64-72 Ware Street: Friday July 16, 10am to 12pm
Fairfield Heights – Woolworths Fairfield Heights, 186 The Boulevarde: Saturday July 17, 12pm to 12:30pm
Wallsend – Coles Express, 14 Thomas Street: Saturday July 17, 2:45pm to 3pm
NSW Health has also advised of additional times for previously announced venues of concern. Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed is a casual contact who must immediately get tested and isolate until a negative result is received. If your date of exposure at this venue occurred in the past four days, you must get another test on day five from the date of exposure:
Wakely – Khan’s IGA, Lomond Street and Bulls Road: Friday July 9, 5pm to 5:45pm
Hoxton Park – Aldi, 501 Cowpasture Road: Sunday July 11, 3:45pm to 4:30pm
Fairfield – Coles Fairfield Forum, 8/36 Station Street: Wednesday July 14, 12:15pm to 12:35pm
Wetherill Park – Chemistworks, Shop MM05 561-583 Polding Street: Thursday July 15, 2:15pm to 2:30pm
Homebush West – Paddy’s Market Flemington Fruit and Vegetable section, Building D/250-318 Parramatta Road: Friday July 16, 5am to 7:30am
Fairfield – Sinbad Market, 4/35 Spencer Street: Friday July 16, 12:30pm to 1pm
Anyone who travelled on the following train routes at the listed times is a casual contact and must immediately get tested and self-isolate until a negative result is received:
T3 Line – Bankstown to Berala: Sunday July 11, departed 5:29pm arrived 5:40pm
T2 Line – Lidcombe to Central: Tuesday July 13, departed 6:18pm arrived 6:49pm
T2 Line – Redfern to Lidcombe: Tuesday July 13, departed 9:23pm arrived 9:46pm
Sydneysiders are encouraged to check the NSW Government website regularly, as the list of venues of concern are regularly updated by contact tracers as investigations continue.
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