Public health alert - New venues

04 January 2021

NSW Health has been notified of new venues in western Sydney, including a cinema, which have been visited by confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Anyone who attended the 10:10am screening of "The Croods: A New Age" at the below venue is a close contact and must immediately get tested and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of the result:

SuburbVenueAddressDate and time
AuburnReading Cinema Auburn100 Parramatta Rd, Auburn

Wednesday 30 December
10.10am – 12.10pm

Anyone else at the cinema at the above times is a casual contact and should get tested and immediately self-isolate until you receive a negative result. You should continue to monitor for symptoms and if any symptoms occur, get tested again.

Anyone who attended the following venue is a close contact and must immediately get tested and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.

SuburbVenueAddressDate and time
LidcombeOKS Beauty and Hair52 Joseph St, Lidcombe

Thursday 31 December
10.30am – 12pm

Anyone who attended the following venue should monitor for symptoms and if they occur get tested immediately and self-isolate until you receive a negative result:

SuburbVenueAddressDate and time
LidcombeWoolworths Lidcombe92 Parramatta Rd, Lidcombe

Thursday 31 December
12.15pm – 3.45pm

A number of testing clinics are open in western Sydney today, including the Merrylands Park drive-through clinic, Cnr Burnett Street and Merrylands Rd: 8am – 8pm.

There are more than 350 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW, many of which are open seven days a week. Find your nearest clinic or contact your GP.

NSW Health urges anyone in NSW with even the mildest symptoms, such as headache, fatigue, cough, sore throat or runny nose, to come forward immediately for testing, then isolate until they receive a negative result.