MORNING BRIEFING: NSW Police officers visit hundreds of homes to ensure people are following public health orders to self-isolate after returning from Victoria, and a search resumes for a surfer missing at Coogee Beach.
NSW Police has visited about 300 homes in 24 hours to make sure people who have returned from Victoria are self-isolating.The NSW Government last week introduced requirements under a public health order for those returning to NSW from Victoria to self-isolate for a period of 14 days.
Woolworths has confirmed a staff member from its Bowral store in the Southern Highlands has tested positive to COVID-19.Woolworths said in a statement the staff member last worked at the store on Sunday but did not show any symptoms at the time. "I know what people think of us, that we're low-lifes, living like we're dirty but we're just like everyone else trying to stay clean and safe," she said.
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