A busy Chinese restaurant in Sydney’s Barangaroo has been revealed as a close connection to a known infection after the city’s Covid-19 outbreak escalated on Friday.
Another 12 venues were also added to the exposure list as 22 new cases were reported and the NSW capital was plunged into a week-long lockdown.
Anyone who visited the Lotus Barangaroo restaurant and sat either inside or outside on Sunday June 20 between 12.30pm and 3pm is considered a close contact of a known case and must get tested and isolate immediately for 14 days regardless of the result.
A dozen extra venues were also added on Friday afternoon with those who visited considered casual contacts, including a BWS in Cecil Hills, Woolworths in Randwick and David Jones in Burwood. Nearly a dozen train journeys were also added as casual contacts.
The full list and times are detailed below.
The update comes after a popular Bondi Cafe was linked to three positive cases out of the 22 announced on Friday.
The Lyfe Cafe in Bondi was added to the exposure sites list late on Thursday night, with chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant explaining the cafe was linked to a case at the Joh Bailey hair salon.
“Investigations have found a person who was infectious on June 15 and 16 was the source of the infection for the Joh Bailey hairdressing in Double Bay, the Fresh Nails salon in Westfield Bondi Junction, and the Lyfe Cafe in Bondi,” she said.
“A close contact of this person then introduced the infection to the Tropicana Cafe.”
Dr Chant said she was “significantly concerned” for more than 900 patrons and staff at Joh Bailey in Double Bay where at least five Covid-19 cases have been linked.
Chief health officer Kerry Chant said the Joh Bailey salon in Double Bay was of particular concern due to “at least” three staff members who worked while unknowingly infectious, with two cases confirmed among clients so far.
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“I expect more cases to be detected over the coming days, and I’m urging all clients and staff between June 15 and 23 to be tested and quarantine,” Dr Chant said.
“We’re concerned (that) the over 900 clients that attended, or potentially are contacts, may acquire the infection.
“We have reached out to those individuals and … when we see the cases over coming days, they’re all in isolation.”
Dr Chant said she was also concerned that a case identified on Thursday attended two gyms while infectious – Fitness First Platinum in Bondi Junction on June 21 and Fitness First Spring St on June 22.
“People who attended (those gyms) should check the affected times, get tested and quarantine as directed,” Dr Chant said.
A raft of new exposure sites were listed late on Thursday night.
Anyone who attended the following venues during the periods listed is a close contact and must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result, and call 1800 943 553 unless you have already been contacted by NSW Health:
Barangaroo, Lotus Barangaroo (inside and outside), shop 8/9 Wulugul Walk, Sunday June 20, 12.30pm – 3pm
Potts Point, Cafe de la Fontaine (anyone who entered the cafe), 1A Darlinghurst Rd, Saturday, June 19, 10am – 11.30am; Sunday, June 20, noon – 1.30pm; Sunday, June 20, 3.50pm – 4.50pm; Monday, June 21, 3.15pm – 4.15pm
Potts Point, Coffee, Tea & Me (patrons who dined in), 87 Macleay St, Sunday, June 20, 9.50am – 10.10am
Bondi Junction, Elixr Health Club (patrons who were in the swimming area, poolside showers and poolside change rooms), Level C2, 9 Bronte Rd, Sunday, June 20, 2.45pm – 3.45pm
Alexandria, Cantine Verte Café, 1/34-36 Ralph St, Monday, June 21, 9.20am – 9.35am and Tuesday, June 22, 8am – 8.15am
Alexandria, The Pommery Café, 24a Ralph St, Monday, June 21, 2.30pm – 3pm
Double Bay, Joh Bailey hairdresser, 7 Knox St, Tuesday, June 15 to Wednesday, June 23, inclusive, at any time
Double Bay, SKIIN Medi Spa & Wellness, 7 Knox St, Wednesday, June 16 to Wednesday, June 23, inclusive, at any time
Bondi, Lyfe Café, 2/154 Glenayr Ave, Wednesday, June 16, 12.30pm – 2.15pm
Bondi, Royal Hotel, 283 Bondi Rd, Sunday, June 20, 7.50pm – 9.30pm
Bondi Junction, Fitness First Platinum, 500 Oxford Street (Westfield Bondi Junction), Monday 21 June 9.45am – 11.45am
Double Bay, Michael’s Charcuterie, Shop 17 Cosmopolitan Centre Bay Street, 2/22 Knox St, Tuesday 22 June, 1.30pm – 2pm
Bondi Junction, Fitness First Spring Street, 110 Spring Street, Tuesday 22 June 5.45pm – 6.45pm
Anyone who attended the following venue at the times listed is a casual contact and must immediately get tested and self-isolate until a negative result is received. Please continue to monitor for symptoms and immediately get tested and isolate if they develop:
Barangaroo, Female Toilets beside Lotus Restaurant, Building 8, Wulugul Walk, Sunday June 20, 1pm – 3pm
Barangaroo, Rivareno Gelato Barangaroo, 4/33 Barangaroo Ave, Sunday June 20, 3.05pm- 3.45pm
Double Bay, Indigo Cafe, 6/15 Cross Street, Monday June 21, 8.45am – 8.50am
Double Bay, Chemist Warehouse, 459-463 New South Head Road, Monday June 21, 9.30am – 9.42am
Cecil Hills, Woolworths, Cnr Sandringham Drive and Fedore Road, Monday June 21, 12pm – 12.30pm
Cecil Hills, BWS, Cnr Sandringham Drive and Fedore Road, Monday June 21, 12.30pm – 12.35pm
Chipping Norton, Urban Grind Cafe, Shop 1/50 Gov Macquarie Drive, Monday June 21, 12.40pm – 1.20pm
Randwick, Woolworths (Royal Randwick), 73 Belmore Road, Monday June 21, 2pm – 2.30pm
Zetland, Coles (East Village Shopping Centre), O’Dea Avenue, Monday June 21, 6.10pm – 6.35pm
Burwood, David Jones (Westfield), 100 Burwood Road, Monday June 21, 10am – 6.30pm
Potts Point, Café de la Fontaine (patrons who ordered, paid and sat outside the cafe, never entering the cafe), 1A Darlinghurst Rd, Saturday, June 19, 10am – 11.30am; Sunday, June 20, 12pm – 1.30pm; Sunday, June 20, 3.50pm – 4.50pm, Monday, June 21, 3.15pm – 4.15pm
Potts Point, Coffee, Tea & Me (patrons who bought takeaway), 87 Macleay St, Sunday, June 20, 9.50am – 10.10am
Casula, Crossroads Homemaker Centre (Supreme Furniture, Freedom Furniture, Fantastic Furniture, Amart Furniture), Corner of Beech Rd and Camden Valley Way, Sunday, June 20, 1.30pm – 2.30pm
Bankstown, Amart Furniture, 122 Canterbury Rd, Sunday, June 20, 2.30pm – 3.05pm
Gregory Hills, Gregory Hills town centre, including Woolworths and the Village Bakery, Corner of Village Circuit and Gregory Hills Drive, Sunday, June 20, 3.30pm – 4.35pm
Bondi Junction, Elixr Health Club, Level C2, 9 Bronte Rd, Sunday, June 20, 2.45pm – 3.45pm
Double Bay, Michael’s Charcuterie, Shop 17 Cosmopolitan Centre Bay St, 2/22 Knox St, Monday, June 21, 11am – 1pm
Randwick, Mr Vitamins, Shop 52, Royal Randwick Shopping Centre, 73 Belmore Rd, Monday, June 21, 2.20pm – 2.50pm
Bondi Beach, Harry’s Bondi, 2/136 Wairoa Ave, Monday, June 21, 1.50pm – 2.20pm
Bondi Beach, Bondi Relish, 141 Glenayr Ave, Monday, June 21, 2.35pm – 3.05pm
Bondi Beach, La Piadina, 106 Glenayr Ave, Monday, June 21, 2.40pm – 3.10pm
Vaucluse, Wings Dragon, 24 Old South Head Rd, Monday, June 21, 3.10pm – 3.40pm
Alexandria, (Industrial complex), 32 Ralph St, Monday, June 21, 8.30am – 5.30pm and Tuesday, June 22, 8am – 12.45pm
North Sydney, Priceline Pharmacy, 65 Walker St, Monday, June 21, 4.50pm – 5.15pm
Merrylands, Domino’s Pizza, 246 Merrylands Rd, Monday, June 21, 6.20pm – 6.50pm
Merrylands, Big Bun, 260 Pitt St, Monday, June 21, 6.50pm – 7.10pm
East Sydney, Woolworths, 75 Crown St, Tuesday 22 June, 8am – 12.45pm
Kensington, 7-Eleven, 131 Anzac Parade, Tuesday, June 22, 12.40pm – 1.20pm
Parramatta, Kmart, Westfield Parramatta Shopping Centre, 159-175 Church St, Wednesday, June 23, 11.50am – 12.10pm
Bondi, Totti’s Restaurant (in The Royal Hotel), 283 Bondi Rd, Sunday, June 20, 7.50pm – 9.30pm
Those who visited the following venues must monitor for symptoms and get tested and self-isolate if they develop:
Rouse Hill, Rouse Hill Town Centre, Cnr Windsor Road and White Hart Drive, Monday June 21, 11am – 11.30am
Randwick, Royal Randwick Shopping Centre, 73 Belmore Road, Monday June 21, 2pm – 3pm
Those who were on the following train journeys are considered a casual contact and must get tested and isolate until a negative result is returned.
T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line, from Bondi Junction to Martin Place, Monday June 21, 11.35am – 11.43am
T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line, from Martin Place to Bondi Junction, Monday June 21, 1.23pm – 1.32pm
T2 Inner West & Leppington Line, from Merrylands to Town Hall, Monday June 21, 7.06am – 7.44am
T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line, from Town Hall to Martin Place, Monday June 21, 7.52am – 7.53am
T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line, from Martin Place to Town Hall, Monday June 21, 5.26pm – 5.29pm
T2 Inner West & Leppington Line, from Town Hall to Merrylands, Monday June 21, 5.37pm – 6.18pm
T2 Inner West & Leppington Line, from Merrylands to Town Hall, Tuesday June 22 8.03am – 8.45am
T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line, from Town Hall to Kings Cross, Tuesday June 22, 8.48am – 8.51am
T4 Eastern Suburbs & Illawarra Line, from Kings Cross to Town Hall, Tuesday June 22, 5.24pm – 5.29pm
T2 Inner West & Leppington Line, from Town Hall to Merrylands, Tuesday June 22, 5.31pm – 6.14pm
T5 Cumberland Line, from Parramatta to Merrylands, Wednesday June 23, 12.19pm – 12.23pm
Two inner city venues added
Earlier in the evening, authorities issued fresh warnings for two inner Sydney cafes and a Terry White Chemist as contract tracers frantically scramble to track infected cases’ movements.
Anyone who has attended the following venues at these times is considered a close contact who must get tested and self-isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result.
Darlinghurst: Frankie’s Beans Shop 3/1 King’s Cross Road, June 21, 10am-11am and 1pm-2pm.
Darlinghurst: Vinfafe Cafe 1/150 Bourke Street, June 22, 3.05pm to 3.45pm.
Earlier, NSW Health flagged the following venues of concern, with anyone there during the following time periods obligated to get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result.
• Wetherill Park: Nandos, Stockland Wetherill Park shopping centre, Sunday, June 20 between 6pm and 7pm
• Surry Hills: Lumiere Cafe, Monday, June 21 between 1pm and 2pm
• Redfern: Bamboo Thai, Monday, June 21 between 6.15pm and 7.10pm
• Paddington: Christo’s Pizzeria, 224 Glenmore Rd, Monday, June 21, between 5.55pm and 8.30pm
• Double Bay: Joh Bailey hairdresser, 7 Knox St, Thursday June 17, between 8am and 5pm; Friday, June 18 between 8am and 5pm; Saturday, June 19 between 8am and 5pm
Double Bay: Matteo Restaurant, 29 Bay St, Friday, June 18 between 5.30pm and 7pm
• Bondi: Totti’s Bondi (inside the Royal Bondi), June 19 between 5pm and 6.30pm
Any passengers on-board the following flights are considered close contacts and must get tested and go into self-isolation for 14 days, regardless of the results.
• Sydney to Wellington: QF163 (Qantas), June 18, departing Sydney at 7.05pm and arriving in Wellington at 12.12am, June 19.
• Wellington to Sydney: NZ247 (Air New Zealand), June 21 departing Wellington at 10.13am and arriving in Sydney at 11.33am.
A full list of contact sites can be found here.
