The combined tally is more than twice the size of NSW's second-largest cluster, linked to funerals held in the Bankstown area in July (73 cases), and 20 cases shy of tripling the Crossroads Hotel cluster (58 cases). Victoria recorded ten new locally acquired cases of coronavirus on Friday, all part of a growing cluster linked to a Thai restaurant in the Melbourne bayside suburb of Black Rock… NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard says he is concerned about the growing number of cases in the Port Stephens area. NSW Health said all staff and residents of Ashfield Baptist Homes (ABH) were now being tested for COVID-19. Anyone who went to the restaurant for less than two hours during the July dates has been urged to monitor for symptoms and self-isolate and seek testing if they appear. Pallavi Singhal is a data journalist at The Sydney Morning Herald, Supercluster confirmed as genetic fingerprint links two outbreaks 34km apart. The two Thai Rock restaurant clusters are now considered to be a supercluster. A 60-year-old man from Charlestown, near Newcastle, has been fined $1,000 for failing to self-isolate for 14 days after returning from Victoria. 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The source of that soccer match cluster was a five-year-old who was a household contact of someone in the cathedral cluster. Police have fined several venues as part of a crackdown to make sure businesses and patrons are following the newly introduced tighter restrictions. COVID could spark a shift, I was overweight, my thinking felt slow and my sons called me 'Fatty'. Three of the other reported new cases are returned travellers in hotel quarantine and another remains under investigation. Two new coronavirus cases were linked to The Apollo in Potts Point and the venue has now been closed for cleaning. Another Thai Rock restaurant is now embroiled in NSW’s second wave of COVID … A Thredbo venue was issued two $5,000 fines and a travel company owner $5,000 after police found a large group allegedly breaching capacity rules. Authorities confirmed on Saturday the cluster was "directly linked" through genomic sequencing to the outbreak in New South Wales. Watch the latest in New South Wales’ coronavirus response in the video above Fourteen new cases overall were confirmed in the 24 hours to 8:00pm on Saturday, including four cases relating to church and funeral services between July 16 and 19 in south-west Sydney which were reported on Saturday. There are 27 active cases linked to the cluster, will all three new cases recorded on Tuesday connected to it. One was infectious when they visited Apollo. Four venues across Gerringong and Shellharbour also face fines for overcrowding and not enforcing physical distancing. The Thai Rock cases include 11 linked to the Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral in Harris Park, Western Sydney. LIVE UPDATES: Read our blog for the latest news on the COVID-19 pandemic. NSW Health has reported six new COVID-19 cases linked to the Thai Rock in Wetherill Park, bringing the total number of cases connected to the venue to 67. Just how the virus spread from the Wetherill Park restaurant to its Potts Point counterpart is still unknown. A second Sydney Thai Rock restaurant has closed for deep cleaning after a worker tested positive to the coronavirus. This service may include material from Agence France-Presse (AFP), APTN, Reuters, AAP, CNN and the BBC World Service which is copyright and cannot be reproduced. As of Monday, 24 cases were directly linked to the outbreak - all connected to the Buffalo Smile Thai restaurant in bayside Melbourne and linked back to a cluster in NSW. NSW has reported 3,479 confirmed cases and 51 deaths. What would impeachment mean for US President Donald Trump? Police are investigating reports people linked to the Thai Rock Wetherill Park COVID-19 cluster were not self-isolating as required. The latest NSW COVID-19 surveillance report reveals whole-genome sequencing of the Thai Rock Potts Point cases "cluster with cases from Thai Rock Wetherill Park". They had been to the Thai restaurant five days earlier. There are fears a coronavirus cluster is emerging at a Thai restaurant in Sydney’s west. On Tuesday, NSW recorded three new cases - one in hotel quarantine and two locally acquired, including one whose source is under investigation. Four of the cases are locally acquired and six are in hotel quarantine. New South Wales recorded 14 new Covid-19 cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on Saturday, including six cases associated with the Thai Rock Wetherill Park restaurant cluster, with two of … FORT YATES, N.D. — The Standing Rock Sioux Tribe in North Dakota is prioritizing the distribution of COVID-19 vaccines to those who speak Dakota and Lakota languages. "No additional cases were identified in restaurant attendees and the quarantine period for those who attended the restaurant at a time when a case was known to be infectious ended on 26 July," the report said. At least four further cases had occurred in other household contacts by August 8. One of Bangkok’s swishest shopping centres, Emquartier, adjacent to the Phrom Phong BTS station, has been closed due to the discovery of a Covid-19 infection from one of its customers. Will the Brisbane lockdown be lifted today? More than 34 kilometres separate the two Thai Rock eateries, but an analysis by NSW Health found their cases share a close genomic fingerprint, unequivocally fusing the two clusters which, combined, account for 153 COVID-19 cases. The schools are Cerdon College in Merrylands, the Mary Immaculate Catholic Primary School in Bossley Park and Freeman Catholic College in Bonnyrigg Heights. NSW Health said it was able to determine the source of every new COVID-19 case recorded overnight The staff member dined at Thai Rock at Wetherill Park, and means the restaurant's total cluster is 37. Victoria records three new coronavirus cases linked to a Thai restaurant as emergency restrictions are put on New Year's Eve partygoers - and health chiefs are … Sign up to The Sydney Morning Herald's newsletter here and The Age's here. The revelation follows an investigation into a person who developed COVID-19 after dining there on Friday, July 17. Department of Health and Human Services testing commander Jeroen Weimar said a group of 12 had dined at the Smile Buffalo Thai Black Rock and “infected each other” before transmitting the virus to the rest of the community. A Thai restaurant in Sydney's Potts Point has been closed for cleaning after a staff member tested positive to coronavirus, according to NSW Health. coronavirus; Thai Rock restaurant in Potts Point now has confirmed COVID-19 case. How far has the UK variant spread and what pace is it moving at? The health authority issued an alert about Thai Rock on July 17, urging that anyone who dined at the restaurant over July 9-12 and July 14 should get tested. NSW Health is continuing to appeal for anyone who attended services to immediately self-isolate and get tested regardless of symptoms. Of the new cases, four are people who ate at the restaurant and six are close contacts, bringing the tally associated with the venue to … In Port Macquarie, one pub and two restaurants were each fined $1,000 for breaking the rules after a police check on 19 venues. The coronavirus cluster on Sydney's northern beaches has grown to 83 cases, as record numbers of people come forward for testing in NSW. The cases are linked to the Thai Rock restaurant in Wetherill Park in the city's south-west, which is linked to dozens of cases, and an outbreak at Our Lady of Lebanon church. A woman in her 30s from south-west Sydney worked at the restaurant over those dates before testing positive. NSW Health on Friday confirmed three cases of COVID-19 had been linked to the Thai Rock restaurant at Stockland Mall, Wetherill Park. So I gave up the grog, ASX slips, but still at a 10-month high on Biden stimulus bets. Elsewhere, 12 people have been fined $1,000 over a dance party held on Friday night at Lake Jindabyne. NSW Health is directing everyone who attended the Thai Rock restaurant in Stockland Mall Wetherill Park on 9, 10, 11, 12 and 14 July to immediately be tested and self-isolate for 14 days, regardless of symptoms. "While it is likely that the staff member was infected at the restaurant the source of her infection remains unknown," NSW Health's surveillance report said. The Thai Rock Restaurant in Potts Point first came on the radar of contact tracers when a person in central Sydney tested positive for COVID-19 on July 22 but had no contact with any other known cases of clusters at the time. A woman in her 40s from the Fairfield area tested positive on Thursday after attending the services. Eight cases from the cluster have also been linked to three schools, which have been closed for cleaning. Victorian health authorities are confident the Black Rock coronavirus cluster is on a "very positive trajectory". RELATED: Coronavirus live updates There are currently 99 cases being treated by NSW Health, with four people in intensive care. NSW Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant indicated she suspected a link between the two clusters several weeks ago but was waiting on the results of the genomic sequencing to confirm it. The two Thai Rock restaurant clusters are now considered to be a supercluster.Credit:Louie Douvis. BANGKOK. 20 years on, the owner wants the land back, Five years on and much-hyped 'city deals' haven't lost lustre despite funding problems and delays, For some MPs, the tyranny of distance is taking a heavy toll at home. An alert was issued about the Thai Rock restaurant on July 17 after a worker tested positive NSW has reported 3,479 confirmed COVID-19 cases The Thai Rock cases include 11 linked to the Our Lady of Lebanon Cathedral in Harris Park, Western Sydney. A total of 1,353,103 tests have been done in the state to date. * Smile Buffalo Thai restaurant, Black Rock, December 21 * Cape SchankNational Golf Club, The Cups Drive, December 30, 11.40am-1.30pm * DovetonHoly Family Parish Doveton Catholic, December 26, 4-6pm Follow our live coverage for the latest news on the coronavirus pandemic. Another man, 63, was arrested and charged on Saturday after entering NSW from Victoria without a permit. Another five days after this case was identified, a staff member at Apollo Restaurant, 600 metres up the road, tested positive. The Thai restaurant, in Stockland Wetherill Park, closed last week after a number of cases were identified there. Deputy Chief Health Officer Allen Cheng said 13 of the cases dined at the restaurant … * Smile Buffalo Thai restaurant, Black Rock, December 21 * Cape SchankNational Golf Club, The Cups Drive, December 30, 11.40am-1.30pm * DovetonHoly Family Parish Doveton Catholic, December 26, 4-6pm * Fountain Gate Shopping CentreKmart, Big W, Target, Millers, King of Gifts, Lo Costa, December 26, 9-11am As officials track and trace the infection, they discovered that the shopper had visited a clothing store, a Thai restaurant, a fast food outlet. For our free coronavirus pandemic coverage. The combined tally is more than twice the size of NSW's second-largest cluster, linked to funerals held in the Bankstown area in July (73 cases), and 20 cases shy of tripling the Crossroads Hotel cluster (58 cases). 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