Thousands of Sydney residents asked to stay home
COVID-19
A statement from Queensland Chief Health Officer Dr Jeannette Young regarding the New South Wales Northern Beaches COVID-19 cluster:
As thousands of people in Sydney’s northern beaches area have been warned to stay home after a COVID-19 cluster grew to 17 infections.
What does this mean:
- Anyone who was in the Northern Beaches region on or since Friday 11 December 2020 and is already in Queensland should get tested and quarantine in their home or accommodation for 14 days from the date they left the Northern Beaches.
- Anyone who was in the Northern Beaches region on or since Friday 11 December 2020 and arrives in Queensland on a flight from Sydney after midnight tonight (Thursday 17 December 2020), must get tested and quarantine in their home or accommodation for 14 days from the date they left the Northern Beaches.
- Anyone who was in the Northern Beaches region on or since Friday 11 December 2020 and arrives in Queensland on a flight from Sydney after 1am Saturday 19 December 2020 must go into hotel quarantine at their own expense for 14 days from the date they left the Northern Beaches, and get tested.
This includes both interstate visitors and Queensland residents returning home.
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