Tasmania has declared Sydney’s northern beaches area a high risk zone along with spots in three other suburbs, curtailing travel from those places as a NSW coronavirus cluster grows.
The Northern Beaches Local Government Area has been declared high risk.
The alert for the northern beaches applies to those who have been there on or after Friday, December 11.
It means anyone who has been there is and who is in Tasmania is asked by that state’s authorities to self-isolate immediately and get in touch with health officials to schedule a COVID-19 test.
The same goes for three premises in the Sydney suburbs of Kirribilli, Peakhurst and Penrith.
The venues are the Kirribilli Club on Monday, December 14 from 12pm to 3pm, Gannons Park, Forest Rangers FC, Little Rangers session in Peakhurst on Friday, December 11 from 4.30pm to 5.30pm, and the Penrith RSL club on Sunday, December 13 from 1pm to 6pm.
Anyone who visited those venues at those times will be subject to the travel alert.
The northern beaches area covered by the alert includes the wards of Manly, Curl Curl, Frenchs Forest, Narrabeen and Pittwater.
People who have been to those places will not be allowed to enter Tasmania unless they are designated essential travellers.
That status is reserved for workers doing jobs critical for the state, and can also be assigned for people travelling for funerals, maritime crews, aircrews and seasonal workers.
Anyone wishing to apply for essential traveller status should contact the state government.
The travel alert also says anyone who has completed a “Tas e-Travel” registration and been in NSW since December 11 will have their passes cancelled.
They’ll need to reapply for the pass via the Tas e-Travel website.
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