New South Wales health officials have confirmed a Sydney coronavirus supercluster after two outbreaks were genomically linked.
Authorities discovered a close genomic fingerprint between two Thai Rock restaurants despite a 34 kilometre separation between the two sites.
The cluster accounts for 153 infections, while authorities remain uncertain how the virus spread from the Wetherill Park restaurant to the Potts Point restaurant. Image: News Corp Australia
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