New South Wales reported eight new locally acquired COVID-19 cases in the past 24 hours, down on 15 reported one day earlier. Seven of the locally acquired cases are linked to the Avalon cluster and one remains under investigation. NSW health authorities also said a Victorian resident who had been holidaying in the Northern Beaches had also tested positive. A Victorian resident who had been holidaying in the Northern Beaches has also tested positive. “That’s why we’re treating this as a hard border closure with Greater Sydney.”Barriers will return to the Queensland-New South Wales border by 6am tomorrow.

Source: Huffington Post December 22, 2020 04:18 UTC