Public health alert - New venues and revised times

05 January 2021

NSW Health wishes to advise of a number of new venues in Sydney’s west visited by confirmed cases of COVID-19, as well as revisions to potential exposure times at two previously announced venues in the state’s west and far west.

Anyone who was at the following venues on the dates and during the times listed is urged to immediately get tested and self-isolate until you receive further advice from NSW Health:

SuburbVenueAddressDate and time
MerrylandsMerrylands RSL8/12 Miller St, Merrylands Monday 28 December
4pm – 4.45pm
ParamattaSaravanaa Bhavan Indian restaurant1/99 Phillip St, Paramatta Monday 28 December
10.20am – 10.50am
ParramattaOllie Webb Cricket Ground
(social cricket match)		37A Glebe St, Parramatta Monday 28 December
7.30am – 11am
Mays HillSydney Murugan Temple217 Great Western Highway, Mays Hill Friday 1 January
12.40pm – 1.30pm
Pendle HillSydney Marina Dine In & Take Away126 Pendle Way, Pendle Hill Sunday 3 January
12.30pm – 12.50pm

The exposure time for the following venue has been revised and expanded. Anyone who attended at the listed time is considered a close contact and should immediately get tested and self-isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result:

SuburbVenueAddressDate and time
OrangeBirdie Noshery & Drinking est.120-122 Summer St, Orange Sunday 3 January
12pm – 2pm

The exposure time for the following venue has been revised to reflect Central Standard Time. Anyone who attended is considered a close contact and should immediately get tested and self-isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result:

SuburbVenueAddressDate and time
Broken HillGourmet Cribtin305 Argent St, Broken Hill Saturday 2 January
10am – 10:40am (ACDT)

In Sydney’s west, a high-volume, drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic is open at Merrylands Park, at the corner of Burnett Street and Merrylands Road, from 8am to 8pm, seven days a week.

There are more than 350 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW, many of which are open seven days a week. To find your nearest clinic visit COVID-19 clinics 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.