Sydney's western suburbs are on high alert after NSW recorded eight new local COVID-19 cases, with major concerns over the growing cluster west of the CBD which is apparently not linked to the other outbreak.
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Two are household contacts of the northern beaches cluster, five are connected to the Berala cluster in the city's west and one is a household contact of a known source in Wollongong.
There are now 13 cases linked to the Berala cluster and 148 linked to the Avalon cluster on the northern beaches. But it's the "missing links", that have authorities worried.
"We have been dealing with two different strains that have been causing different clusters," Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant said in Sunday's press conference.
And if that's not enough of a concern, there is the small issue of a grog shop.
Thousands of people who stopped into the BWS on Berala's Woodburn Rd between December 22 and December 31 - and their contacts - have been asked to isolate. That's a big ask but here's hoping the continued co-operation of Aussies is on show here.
You can check all location alerts in NSW right here.
Victoria recorded three new locally acquired coronavirus cases, bringing the total number of active cases in the state to 32. Genomic sequencing has found Victorian cases originated from Sydney's Croydon and northern beaches clusters.
There are now 51 public exposure sites across Victoria. You can find them here.
Elsewhere across the wide brown land, South Australia was new case-free on Sunday, as was Queensland. And the banana-benders are keen to keep it that way with anyone who has travelled to Victoria since December 21 banned from visiting Queensland's aged care facilities and hospitals from 1am Monday.
Expect to see breakfast TV crossing to mask-wearing reporters standing in front of all sorts of NSW venues tomorrow.
Masks will be compulsory in many indoor settings across all of Greater Sydney, including Wollongong, the Central Coast and the Blue Mountains, on the outskirts of Sydney.
A $200 fine will be enforced for non-compliance from Monday - which meant Sunday was the last chance to make your point without risking a hit to the hip-pocket, And that's exactly what happened in Sydney's eastern suburbs.
Dozens of people marched through Bondi Junction Westfield plaza protesting the NSW mask mandate. The Sydney Morning Herald quoted them as singing: "I would rather be a human than a slave" and "You can stick your sanitiser up your arse".
We'll let you work out what to do with your own sanitiser but if you're keen on making a mask, try the pattern mentioned here.
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