The Northern Territory has declared all 30 local government areas in metropolitan Sydney coronavirus hotspots amid concerns about a cluster of cases in the harbour city's southwest.
The COVID-19 cluster from the Crossroads Hotel in Casula in Sydney's southwest continues to grow, with genomic testing indicating the virus strain emanated from Victoria.
Two of the 10 hotel-connected cases attended the Planet Fitness gym nearby, meaning three gym-goers have now come down with the virus. NSW Deputy Premier John Barilaro had earlier in the day confirmed genomic testing of the virus in Casula found links to a strain from Victoria, where hundreds of new COVID-19 cases are being reported each day."It's not a virus which has been transmitted through the community because something has occurred here," Mr Barilaro told the Seven Network.
NSW Health workers dressed in Personal Protective Equipment administer COVID-19 tests to people in their cars at the Crossroads Hotel testing centre in Sydney.Dr Chant also named a number of venues where confirmed COVID-19 cases spent time, including the YMCA at Revesby, Wests Leagues Club at Leumeah, Macarthur Tavern in Campbelltown and Casula Kmart.
Mancini's Original Woodfired Pizza at Belfield said NSW Health had deemed the case a low risk to staff as the male customer stayed within his group when he was there on Friday.
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