Tens of thousands in NSW likely to be in isolation for Christmas | lucy_carroll marywardy
on Sydney Harbour last Friday. Meanwhile, Bondi backpacker hostel Noah’s was sent into lockdown on Thursday afternoon following the detection of a COVID-19 case. It was not clear on Thursday evening whether the outbreak was linked to the new variant.
Mullumbimby High School has shut due to a cluster of cases and a number of restaurants in the Byron area have been listed as exposure sites, although there were only 11 new cases reported in northern NSW on Thursday. Under current rules, fully vaccinated people who are considered close contacts of a COVID-19 case must isolate for seven days, testing on days one and six, while casual contacts can exit isolation after they get a negative test result.
Similarly, everyone who was at Petersham’s Oxford Tavern on November 30 from 4pm has been considered a close contact. There are now 45 cases attached to the pub trivia held that evening.