NSW Health has been notified of a number of new venues of concern associated with confirmed cases of COVID-19.
Anyone who attended any of the following venues at the times listed is a close contact and must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result, and call 1800 943 553 unless they have already been contacted by NSW Health:
Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed is a casual contact and must immediately get tested and self-isolate until a negative result is received. Please continue to monitor for symptoms and immediately isolate and get tested if they develop:
Anyone who attended the following venue at the times listed is must monitor for symptoms, and if they appear, immediately get tested and self-isolate until a negative result is received. Please continue to monitor for symptoms and immediately isolate and get tested if they develop:
Anyone who travelled on any of the following buses at the times listed is a close contact and must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result, and call 1800 943 553 unless they have already been contacted by NSW Health:
Anyone who travelled on any the following trains at the listed times is a casual contact and must immediately get tested and self-isolate until a negative result is received. Please continue to monitor for symptoms and immediately isolate and get tested if they develop:
Please check the NSW Government website regularly, as the list of venues of concern and relevant health advice are being updated as investigations continue.
NSW Health has been notified that fragments of the virus that causes COVID-19 have been detected in the sewerage systems at Liverpool, Fairfield and Penrith.
The Liverpool sewage treatment plant serves about 75,000 people from suburbs including East Hills, Panania, Voyager Point, Chipping Norton, Warwick Farm, Lurnea, Cartwright, Wattle Grove, Moorebank, Liverpool, Hammondville, Casula, Milperra, Pleasure Point, Holsworthy and Prestons. This catchment includes the Ireland Park sewage network, where virus fragments have been detected recently.
The Penrith sewage treatment plant covers about 97,000 people in suburbs including Cambridge Gardens, Cambridge Park, Leonay, Emu Plains, Glenbrook, Penrith, South Penrith, Glenmore Park, Jamisontown, Regentville, Lapstone, Orchard Hills, Kingswood, Castlereagh, Cranebrook, Llandilo, Sun Valley, Mount Riverview, Emu Heights, Jordan Springs, Mulgoa, Warrimoo, Blaxland and Yellow Rock, as well as the Blue Mountains National Park. This is the first recent detection for this area.
The Fairfield sewage pumping station serves about 68,000 people in suburbs including Canley Vale, Fairfield Heights, Carramar, Woodpark, Guildford West, Smithfield, Merrylands West, Yennora, Fairfield, Wetherill Park, Fairfield West, Prairiewood, Bossley Park, Bass Hill, Chester Hill, Old Guildford, Guildford, Greystanes, Fairfield East, Villawood, Prospect, Lansdowne, Pemulwuy, Cecil Hills, Kemps Creek, Cecil Park, Mount Vernon, Horsley Park and Abbotsbury.
NSW Health is aware of people recently diagnosed with COVID-19 who are isolating in these areas. Nevertheless, residents are asked to be especially vigilant for any symptoms that could signal COVID-19, and if they appear, to get tested and isolate immediately.
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 testing clinics or contact your GP.
Stay-at-home orders are now in effect across all Greater Sydney, including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour.
Until 11.59pm on Friday 9 July, everyone in Greater Sydney must stay at home, unless it is for an essential reason such as:
People who have been in the Greater Sydney region (including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour) on or after Monday 21 June must follow the stay-at-home orders for a period of 14 days after leaving Greater Sydney.