The New South Wales outbreak, which began around mid-December at Sydney's Northern Beaches, now totals 148. There are also smaller clusters in Sydney's west and south, which authorities fear could rise in coming days. NSW will enforce mask wearing from midnight in indoor venues like gaming rooms, hair salons, nail salons and retail shops. Victoria, which now has more than 30 active cases, has made masks mandatory across the state while limiting gatherings and shutting its border to NSW. "We have had more genomic results back... and they are all consistent with transmissions between each other and are also linked to the New South Wales cluster."

Source: bd News24 January 03, 2021 00:22 UTC