The Australian death toll has risen overnight following the death of a 74-year-old man who was infected on the Ruby Princess cruise ship.
Police in Sydney’s moneyed northern tip have been "inundated" with calls about holiday home owners spending Easter at their beach houses.
"We can't keep up," one officer from the Northern Beaches Police Area Command said. "We're getting so many calls [with people saying] my neighbour's house is just a holiday home and they are here for Easter or the school holidays, the minister got a fine, so should he!" Police pull over a car on Ocean Road at Palm Beach on Saturday. The government has asked that people stay at their primary residence over the Easter long weekend due to the coronavirus.Another officer said police were being "constantly" contacted with allegations of holiday home visitors at Palm Beach. "We've had more than a few calls," the officer said.
"It's a small community, we recognise most locals and people who come here all the time," the staff member said on Saturday. "This weekend with Easter, there’s been a lot more people up here. There's not ridiculous amounts and it's not like normal school holidays or a long weekend, but they are definitely here on the weekends, especially this weekend."
Across the road on the famous strip of sand, dozens of surfers crowded onto one-foot waves and council life guards warned passersby that they would be fined by police if they lingered too long, while throughout the day, marked and unmarked police cars drove up and down Ocean Road.
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