For the last couple of weeks, the North Shore has been relatively COVID19 free. However, a new Sydney CBD cluster has grown to eight, with confirmation that three infected people attended City Tattersalls Club gym.
City Tattersalls Gym
Anyone who attended the gym from 8 am-2 pm on August 19, 21 or 23 August is a close contact and must get tested for COVID-19 and isolate at home for 14 days. Other members of City Tattersalls should get tested if they have even the mildest symptoms.
Hunters Hill Bowling Club
NSW Health is contacting all known attendees of the Hunters Hill Bowling Club indoor dining room on 23 August 2020 (Sunday) from 12 pm to 2 pm to advise they are close contacts of a case and must immediately get tested and self-isolate for 14 days, and remain isolated for the entire period, even if the test result is negative. People who attended other areas of the club are considered casual contacts and must monitor for symptoms and get tested if they develop.
A person who attended the City Tattersalls Gym had lunch at the HH Club on August 23. The person is believed to be a Hunters Hill local who has children at a local school; the children have tested negative.
JP Morgan
The Australian Financial Review has reported three confirmed cases at JP Morgan’s office in Castlereigh Street in the city.
The AFR reported
“It is understood JPMorgan staff were told about the two new cases via a video call on Thursday morning, which was on the same floor as an earlier case identified at the beginning of this week.
Staff were told the operative who contracted that initial case had not been in the office since late last week. However, the two new cases worked on the same floor.
Sources said that floor remained closed and had been cleaned.
Meanwhile, other floors in JPMorgan’s Sydney office on Castlereagh Street were open, but it is understood staff were encouraged to work from home.”
Other new NSW locations of concern include
- The Hunters Hill Bowling Club indoor dining room on August 23, midday-2pm
- 4Pines Manly Brew Bar, The Esplanade, August 23, 3.30-5 pm
- Magpies Waitara restaurant, August 24, 11.30 am-1.15 pm
- Fitness First Balgowlah, August 23, 9 am -midday
- Destro’s Pharmacy, 197-201 Victoria Road Drummoyne, August 22, 11.20-11.40am
- Fitness First Bond Street, August 20 and 21, in the afternoon
- PRP Diagnostic Imaging, 16-20 Edgeworth David Ave, Hornsby – 24 August, 10 am to 11.15 am
- Harris Farm, High St Willoughby – 22 August 4.00 pm to 5.00 pm
- Ryde Secondary College
- The Matterhorn, Turramurra – Saturday 22 August 6pm-8pm (NSW Health has identified and contacted close contacts)
- Parish of Holy Name, Wahroonga – Sunday 23 August 9.30am-10.15am
- Mater Clinic Wollstonecraft – 28 August from 8.30am to 9am
- Virgin Active Pitt St Gym, Sydney, – 25 August from 5pm to 6.30pm
- Virgin Active Margaret St Gym, Sydney – 26 August from 5.10pm to 6.40pm*
- House, Broadway, – 24 August 2pm to 2.10pm
- St Ives Shopping Centre – 26 August from 5.30pm to 6pm
A new case, which will be reflected in tomorrow’s numbers, worked at David Jones Elizabeth St food court while infectious. He did not have contact with the public. Close contacts have been identified and are being contacted. - Woolworths Balmain, 276 Darling St Balmain – Thursday 27 August, 10-11am
- Chemist Warehouse Balmain, 293 Darling St Balmain – Friday 28 August, 2-2.30pm
- Sushi Rio, 345 Victoria Ave Chatswood – Thursday 27 August, 5.45-7.30pm
- Coles, St Ives Shopping Centre – Friday 28 August, 1-2pm
Public Transport – Sydney Trains Northbound
Another new case, which will be reflected in tomorrow’s numbers, travelled on the following trains. People who travelled on these trains at the following dates and times are casual contacts and must monitor for symptoms and get tested immediately if symptoms develop, and must stay in isolation until they have received a negative result:
Monday 24 August:
- Sydney-bound train, departing Woy Woy station at 6.31 am, arriving Wynyard station at 7:50 am
- Northbound train, departing Town Hall station at 5:31 pm, arriving Woy Woy station at 6:54 pm
Tuesday 25 August:
- Sydney-bound train, departing Woy Woy station at 6.31 am, arriving Gordon station at 7:21 am
- Northbound train, departing Hornsby station at 7:53 am, arriving Woy Woy station at 8:28 am
Transport for NSW has dedicated cleaning crews across the network, including deep cleans and real-time cleaning across all services.
Testing
A news testing centre has been set up at Macquarie Hospital – corner of Cox’s Rd and Badajoz Rd. You do not need a GP referral if you are being tested at a public hospital. Today we received this tip from an NSW Health worker:
“Consider visiting a smaller clinic or a pop-up clinic. You can find all listed clinics on the NSW HEALTH website (see link). Places like Ryde Hospital have essentially no wait time – and pop-ups are opening in response to recent cases at Hunters Hill etc. The RNSH clinic is great, but the outing will definitely take longer if you go there.”
For the list of the closest testing centres and the different options – read more here.
Help Stop the Spread
To help stop the spread of COVID-19:
- If you are unwell, stay in, get tested and isolate.
- Wash your hands regularly. Take hand sanitiser with you when you go out.
- Keep your distance. Leave 1.5 metres between yourself and others.
- Wear a mask in situations where you cannot physically distance.
Help the Contact Tracers
If you are eating out in Lane Cove, use the urhere app to register. It is super easy to use and means you will be helping with tracking down potentially community transmission. Read more here.
How to Correctly Wear a Mask and Where to Buy Masks Locally
The NSW Premier has asked us to wear masks when we can’t social distance. In particular, she suggested we wear them when we are out shopping. But how do you know you are wearing a mask properly. We asked Sarah Martin, Lane Cove Mum and Registered Nurse with over 30 years of experience working in an Operating Theatres as a Clinical Nurse Specialist on how to wear a mask properly. Read more here.
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