Sydney's Covid cluster spreads and lockdown continues: Your two-minute guide to the latest on coronavirus as Christmas plans hang in the balance
New South Wales is desperately trying to salvage its Christmas as states and territories rush to impose travel restrictions on Sydney's growing coronavirus threat.
After record testing, 15 new cases were found in the 24 hours to 8pm Sunday bringing the total infected in the latest Northern Beaches outbreak to 83, NSW Health said on Monday.
There are 79 venues listed as of Monday morning where people who were there on the wrong time or day must now get tested and isolate themselves for fear of catching the virus.
Many are pubs and cafes and RSL clubs, restaurants, gyms, nail salons and cafes.
Bunnings at Belrose in Sydney's northern beaches is a new venue on the list. Get tested at if you were there on December 17 from 4pm to 5pm, and isolate yourself
Newport Coles: get tested, isolate if you were there on Friday 18 December from 9am to 10am
More worryingly, some are outside the Northern Beaches: Cronulla Mall, Bondi Junction Westfield, Darling Point, Double Bay, Redfern, Paddington, Riverwood, Sydney CBD - the list keeps growing.
Long queues ensnared motorists at Covid-19 testing stations from the Northern Beaches to Bondi in the city's east.
Alerts have also been issued for people who travelled on a total of 24 public transport routes including bus, train and ferry across Greater Sydney at various times and dates.
Leading epidemiologist Mary-Louise McLaws told ABC News that health authorities are monitoring the situation hourly and will be concerned if infections spread throughout Sydney.
'The horse may have already bolted if the greater community has begun seeding and creating secondary generations,' she said.
Here's the latest on the pandemic in Australia.
A woman is tested at the Bondi Beach drive-through clinic on Monday. Long queues stretched
LATEST DEVELOPMENTS
* NSW recorded 15 new locally acquired cases in the 24 hours to 8pm on Sunday, from 38,500 tests - a record numbers of tests.
* The cluster on Sydney's northern beaches now numbers at least 83.
* Queensland will shut its NSW road borders from 6am on Tuesday after almost 200 Sydneysiders were caught trying to get into the state illegally.
* Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has ordered people from greater Sydney, the Central Coast, Illawarra-Shoalhaven, and Nepean Blue Mountains into 14-day quarantine on arrival in Queensland to stop the northern beaches COVID-19 outbreak from spreading.
* The Northern Territory has banned travellers the same area, imposing restrictions immediately on Sunday forcing a plane load of people already in the air into quarantine.
* Victoria, the ACT, South Australia have blacklisted travellers from Greater Sydney and the Central Coast, who must now quarantine for 14 days.
* The ACT and SA have also banned travellers from Wollongong, while Tasmania's ban only applies to the Greater Sydney region.
* Queenslanders and Victorians in the NSW capital have been given until 1am and midnight on Tuesday respectively to get home, but they will need to be tested for COVID-19 and go into self-isolation on arrival.
* However, cars were on Monday able to cross the NSW border into Victoria without being checked, according to a local mayor, after a state government request for additional Defence support received a limited response.
* About 500 people who came into South Australia from NSW and were told they would need to quarantine for 14 days will be allowed to leave isolation immediately after a bungle over the introduction of increased COVID-19 restrictions.
* Meanwhile the long-awaited report on Victoria's hotel quarantine inquiry has been unable to identify a single person responsible for the fatal decision to use private security guards in the program.
NSW recorded 15 more Covid cases on Monday - all of which are linked to the northern beaches cluster which now stands at 83
The possibly dire results of the record-breaking amount of tests won't be known until at least Tuesday, meaning Monday's relatively low case numbers could be a result of less tests
* The report effectively cleared Premier Daniel Andrews, former health minister Jenny Mikakos and senior ministers Martin Pakula and Lisa Neville, finding the decision to hire guards was not made at a ministerial level.
* After the report's release, one victim's family announced they would pursue a class action, despite an apology from Premier Daniel Andrews.
* Northern Beaches residents are not to leave their homes unless they qualify for one of four key reasons: shopping for essentials, travel for work or education (if they can't do it from home), exercise, medical or compassionate grounds.
* While the northern beaches remains under lockdown orders to midnight Wednesday, new restrictions came into effect from midnight Sunday for the greater Sydney region, including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast and Wollongong.
* No more than 10 people are allowed at household gatherings and patrons will need to maintain a four-square metre distancing at venues. Up to 300 people will be permitted at places of worship and hospitality venues, while singing and chanting at indoor venues is banned, and dance floors will only be allowed at weddings.
* No decisions would be made on coronavirus-related gathering restrictions for Christmas Day until Wednesday - two days before December 25.
* From Tuesday, NSW will also force international air crew members into police-supervised hotel quarantine arrangements. Those who reside in NSW may self-isolate at home, but only after undertaking a COVID-19 test.
AUSTRALIAN CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS
* There were 25 new cases reported in Australia on Monday: 23 in NSW (counted in the 24 hours to 8pm Sunday) and one each in Queensland and Victoria. All bar 15 locally-transmitted cases in NSW were diagnosed in hotel quarantine.
* The national death toll is 908: Victoria 820, NSW 55, Tasmania 13, WA 9, Queensland 6, SA 4, ACT 3. (Two Queensland residents who died in NSW have been included in the official tolls of both states).
GLOBAL CORONAVIRUS NUMBERS
* Cases: at least 77,282,842
* Deaths: at least 1,701,930
* Recovered: at least 54,216,064
Data current as of 2am AEDT December 22, taking in federal and state/territory government updates and Worldometers global coronavirus statistics.
PUBLIC TRANSPORT ALERTS
Get tested and isolate for 14 days if you were here:
BUS
199 Bus 12 December 2020 7am to 7:15am Newport Hotel, Kalinya Street to Avalon Beach
199 Bus 12 December 2020 10:10am to 11:30am Palm Beach to Manly Beach
199 Bus 12 December 2020 12:20am to 12:45am Avalon Beach to Newport Hotel, Kalinya Street
B1-1 Bus 14 December 2020 6:55am to 7:50am Warriewood BLine, Pittwater Rd To Wynyard Station, York Street Stand M
B1-2 Bus 14 December 2020 5:45pm to 6:40pm Wynyard Station Stand B to Warriewood BLine, Pittwater Rd
B1-1 Bus 15 December 2020 6:35am to 7:35am Warriewood BLine, Pittwater Rd to Wynyard Station Stand M
B1-2 Bus 15 December 2020 5:25pm to 6:20pm Wynyard Station Stand B to Warriewood BLine, Pittwater Rd
273 Bus 15 December 2020 7:10am to 8am Jamieson Square, Forestville to QVB (Queen Victoria Building),
271 Bus 15 December 2020 5:25pm to 6:28pm QVB (Queen Victoria Building), to Sydney Austlink Business Park, Belrose
273 Bus 16 December 2020 7:10am to 8am Jamieson Square, Forestville to QVB (Queen Victoria Building)
271 Bus 16 December 2020 5:25pm to 6:28pm QVB (Queen Victoria Building), to Sydney Austlink Business Park, Belrose
B1-1 Bus 16 December 2020 6:50am to 7:35am Warriewood BLine, Pittwater Rd to Wynyard Station Stand M
B1-2 Bus 16 December 2020 4:45pm to 5:30pm Wynyard Station Stand B to Warriewood BLine, Pittwater Rd
304 bus 16 December 2020 7:46am to 8:11am Bourke St (opposite Lachlan Street) Rosebery to Martin Place Station Stand C
304 Bus 17 December 2020 8:05am to 8:30am Bourke St (opposite Lachlan Street) Rosebery to Martin Place Station Stand C
FERRY
Palm Beach to Wagstaffe 16 December 2020 ferry 6:15pm to 6:35pm
TRAIN
T1 North Shore Line 14 December 2020 8:27am to 8:49am Artarmon to Wynyard
T1 North Shore Line 14 December 2020 6:42pm to 7:01pm Wynyard to Artarmon
T1 North Shore Line 15 December 2020 9:17am to 9:38am Artarmon to Wynyard
T3 Bankstown Line 15 December 2020 6:34pm to 6:48pm St James to Erskineville
T3 Bankstown Line 16 December 2020 7:03am to 7:12am Erskineville to Central
Roseville to Redfern 14 December 2020 6:50am to 7:40am
Redfern to Milsons Point 14 December 2020 11:20am to 11:45am
Milsons Point to Roseville 14 December 2020 3:15pm to 3:40pm
Source: NSW Health alerts 22 December 1.35am
New venues on public health alert
Anyone who was at the following venues on the dates and times below is a close contact, and should get tested immediately and self-isolate for 14 days regardless of the result:
Cortex Gym – Strength and Conditioning Class, Alexandria, Tuesday, 15 December (updated from casual to close contact)
Avalon Beach RSL Club, Friday, 11 December, Monday, 14 December, Tuesday, 15 December, Wednesday, 16 December (1pm-midnight) or Wednesday, 16 December (Opening time to 1pm)
Bunnings, Belrose, Thursdsay, 17 December, 4pm to 5pm
United Cinemas, Avalon Beach, Tuesday, 15 December from 12pm-2.15pm
BodyFit Gym, Blacktown, Wednesday 16 December from 7am-8am, Thursday 17 December from 7am-8am, Friday 18 December from 7am-8am
Park House Hotel, Mona Vale, Wednesday, 16 December from 8.00pm-10pm
Pilates KX, Mona Vale, Monday, 14 December from 7pm-9pm
The Boatshed Cafe & Bar, Narrabeen, Monday, 14 December from 2pm-3pm
Sankaku Izakaya Newport, Thursday, 17 December from 2.30pm-3.30pm
Lovat Restaurant, Newport, Tuesday, 15 December from 6.30pm-8.30pm
London Hotel, Paddington, Thursday, 17 December from 8.15pm-9.30pm
Paragon Hotel, Sports Bar, Sydney, Wednesday, 16 December from 12.45pm-3.30pm. People who visited the Sports Bar for over an hour are close contacts, those who briefly visited should get tested immediately, and those who visited bar should monitor for symptoms.
Warriewood Headland Private Tennis Court (inside clubhouse and outside on courts), Monday, 14 December from 9.30am-12pm
United Cinemas Warriewood, Tuesday, 15 December from 12pm-2.30pm
Anyone who attended one of the following venues at the times specified is asked to immediately get tested and isolate until NSW Health provides further information:
The House Nail Salon, Avalon, Monday, 14 December from 10.30am-11.30am
Woolworths, Avalon, Tuesday, 15 December from 7.00pm-7.30pm
Rowland Reserve Dog Park, Bayview , Wednesday, 16 December from 4pm-5pm
Gordon USA Nails, Gordon, Thursday, 17 December from 12.30pm-1.30pm
Newport Lovat Restaurant, Friday, 11 December from 6.30pm-8.30pm
Newport Royal Prince Alfred Yacht Club, Wednesday, 16 December from 5pm-6pm
Newport Shot Lab, Tuesday, 15 December from 11am-12pm
Macquarie Park Premier Academy League Under 8s Macquarie University Soccer Fields, Sunday, 13 December from 9am-11am
Palm Beach Pronto Creative Foods, Wednesday, 16 December from 7.30am-8.30am Thursday, 17 December from 7.30am-8.30am
Warriewood Square, Tuesday, 15 December from 3.30pm-4.30pm, Wednesday, 16 December from 11am-12.15pm Thursday, 17 December from 11am-3pm
Anyone who has attended any of the following venues should get tested immediately and isolate pending results:
The Anglers Rest, Brooklyn, Thursday 17 December from 5.30pm to 7.15pm
Paddington Alimentari, Thursday 17 December from 5.30am to 6pm, Friday 18 December from 5.30am to 6pm, Saturday 19 December from 5.30am to 6pm
Arthouse Hotel, Sydney, Thursday 17 December from 11.15am to 12.15pm
McDonald's Restaurant, Warriewood, Thursday 17 December from 11.15am to 12.15pm
Warriewood Square, Tuesday 8 December from 12.30pm to 2.15pm