A new coronavirus cluster has been traced to a popular pub in Sydney and a man has tested positive after driving a caravan from Melbourne, prompting the NSW Health Minister to urge anyone from Victoria to return home.
Dr Chant urged the community to be extra vigilant at this critical point in the pandemic, and said anyone showing even the slightest symptom should present for testing immediately. NSW authorities are on high alert for any signs that the virus has breached the Victorian border closure, she said.
Mr Andrews urged all Melburnians to wear face masks in public spaces where physical distancing could not be guaranteed. "The decision that we took to reduce the number of returned travellers to Australia at this time was to ensure that we could put our focus on the resources needed to do the testing and tracing and not have to have resources diverted to other tasks,” Mr Morrison said.Mr Morrison also announced a nationwide review of hotel quarantine and said all states and territories would start charging returning travellers for their 14-day accommodation.
Mr Hazzard described the "troubling” case of a man in his 20s who tested positive in the Sutherland area after driving a caravan for 14 hours from Melbourne on July 7. "I would ask you at this point to consider packing up your caravan, packing up your tent or what else you have, and head home to Victoria,” Mr Hazzard said.
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