Sydneysiders let loose on their final night of freedom before lockdown - as DOZENS of new venues are exposed to Covid, an infected guest attends a 200-strong wedding ceremony and outbreak fears surround one of the city's largest apartment blocks
Sydneysiders have descended on the city's most popular bars and restaurants en-masse as the final hours of freedom before the latest lockdown ticked away.
Establishments throughout Bondi, Coogee, Surry Hills and the CBD were packed with residents from the eastern suburbs ahead of the 11:59pm final call.
Meanwhile NSW Health have turned their attention to one of the city's tallest apartment buildings, the 40-storey Elan complex in the heart of Kings Cross, with all 500 residents being tested and forced to isolate after a confirmed case.
A wedding at Doltone House in Sylvania Waters has also been pinpointed as another potential superspeader event with many of the 200 guests present at the celebration receiving texts from the government about contact with a positive case.
The last-ditch celebrations come as NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian imposed the stay-at-home orders on Friday morning after the state recorded 11 new local Covid-19 cases with a further 17 to be included in tomorrow's numbers.
A further 15 exposure sites were added overnight Friday to add to the 22 confirmed on Friday afternoon - including two bars in Manly, a chemist in Maroubra and restaurant in Bankstown.
Sydneysiders have descended on the city's most popular bars and restaurants en-masse as the final hours of freedom before the latest lockdown ticked away
One man was seen stumbling out of a popular pub on the beach in Bondi before falling to the ground as his bemused friends helped him up
Establishments throughout Bondi, Coogee, Surry Hills and the CBD were packed with residents from the eastern suburbs ahead of the 11:59pm final call
People flooded to their favourite haunts - including the Kings Cross Hotel, Bondi Public Bar and Coogee Bay Hotel
From 11.59pm Friday, people in the Woollahra, Randwick, Waverley and City of Sydney local government areas are only allowed to leave home for work, education, essential shopping, care-giving and exercise outside in groups of ten or less.
A million Sydneysiders will be confined to their homes for the next week, with thousands choosing to send-off their freedom in style with a night on the town.
People flooded to their favourite haunts - including the Kings Cross Hotel, Bondi Public Bar and Coogee Bay Hotel -undaunted by the growing coronavirus outbreak infecting the city.
Bondi saw revellers packing bars along Campbell Parade and Beach Road, including Public Bar and Ravesis.
One man seemed to lose his balance as he came stumbling out of a bar adjacent to the iconic beach.
Crown and Oxford Streets in Surry Hills were also packed with people trying to sneak in a final drink before the impending restrictions.
Kings Cross, once the centre of Sydney's nightlife before lockout laws saw its clubs die out, remained quiet with a few locals enjoying themselves at the popular Kings Cross Hotel.
Coogee Bay Hotel and the Coogee Bay Road strip was full of people from the early afternoon onwards as residents attempted to spend their final hours before lockdown together.
Bondi saw revellers packing bars along Campbell Parade and Beach Road, including Public Bar and Ravesis
Crown and Oxford Streets in Surry Hills were also packed with people trying to sneak in a final drink before the impending restrictions
Kings Cross, once the centre of SYdney's nightlife before lockout laws saw its clubs die out, remained quiet with a few locals enjoying themselves at the popular Kings Cross Hotel
NSW Health have turned their attention to the 40-storey Elan building in the heart of Kings Cross with all 500 residents being tested and forced to isolate after a confirmed case within the complex
The Elan building in King's Cross is facing a massive quarantining after a confirmed case was recorded inside the luxurious 40-storey apartment block.
All 500 residents are now being tested and will be forced to isolate until further notice as authorities battle to contain a potential spread.
The entrance to the building, which has nearly 300 units, has been blocked with NSW Health locking down the entire area.
A wedding in Sylvania Waters has also become an event of concern for officials after attendees were contacted by the government informing them they'd potentially been in contact with an infected person.
The 200-person event on Sunday at the Doltone House venue on the harbour has become another area of concern as contact tracers attempt to get in touch with those at risk.
NSW Health added another 15 locations to its exposure list overnight Friday, with a number of bars, restaurants and shops confirmed as places of risk.
A wedding at Doltone House in Sylvania Waters has also been pinpointed as another potential superspeader event with many of the 200 guests present at the celebration receiving texts from the government about contact with a positive case
From 11:59pm Friday night residents in the four local government areas can only leave the house for work, food, medical supplies or attention and exercise.
People can exercise in groups of up to 10 but must return to their own homes after.
The lockdown applies to residents who live or have worked part-time or full-time in the hotspot suburbs in the past two weeks.
Urgent alerts have been put out for 22 new Covid exposure sites across Sydney including several popular restaurants, shops and cafes, as the city prepares to enter its second lockdown.
Busy Sydney train routes were added to the dizzyingly long Covid exposure list on Friday night, with millions to be locked in their homes for a week as of midnight.
The lockdown applies to residents who live or have worked part-time or full-time in the hotspot suburbs in the past two weeks
Urgent alerts have been put out for 22 new Covid exposure sites across Sydney including several popular restaurants such as Lotus Bangaroo , shops and cafes, as the city prepares to enter its second lockdown
Woolworths in Randwick and David Jones in Burwood are among the 22 venues added to the list. Anyone here at the times stated is a casual contact and must get tested and isolate until they get a negative result
Sewage alerts were also put out for catchment areas serving 375,000 Australians, from Auburn to Maroubra, St Marys and Lough Park, after virus fragments were detected in wastewater, meaning infected people are likely living there.
Popular Chinese restaurant Lotus Barangaroo, Woolworths in Randwick and David Jones in Burwood are among the 22 venues added to the list.
Anyone who was at Lotus Barangaroo last Sunday between 12.30pm and 3pm is considered a close contact by NSW Health and must get tested and isolate immediately for 14 days regardless of the result.
The same applies to anyone who visited Lyfe Cafe in Bondi Beach at any point on Friday June 18 or Saturday June 19, as well as a Bondi mum's fitness class at Lean Bean Fitness on the Friday or Monday June 21.
The other hotspots revealed are considered casual contact sites and anyone affected must get tested and isolate until they get a negative result.
Among the latest drop of exposure sites are 11 busy trains in and around Sydney's CBD, with some travelling from Parramatta.
EXPOSURE SITES ANNOUNCED FRIDAY
Anyone who attended the following venue at the time listed is a close contact and must get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result
Barangaroo: Lotus Barangaroo (inside and outside) - Sunday June 20, 12.30pm - 3pm
Bondi Beach: Lyfe Cafe - Friday June 18, all day, Saturday June 19, all day, Tuesday June 22, all day, Wednesday June 23, all day
Bondi: Lean Bean Fitness (Baby Mumma Beans class) - Friday June 18, 10.30am - 11.15am and Monday June 21, 10.30am - 11.15am
Bondi Junction: Fresh Nails - Tuesday June 15, 2:30pm to 5:00pm and Thursday June 17, all day
Manly: Hugo's Manly - Saturday June 19, 5:30pm to 8:15pm
Manly: The Boathouse - Sunday June 20, 8:35am to 11:40am
Maroubra: Chemist Warehouse - Thursday June 24, 9:00am to 9:30am
Waterloo: Moore Park View Hotel - Tuesday June 22, 3.30 - 6.30pm
Kensington: Doncaster Hotel - Wednesday June 23 - 5.45pm - 8pm
Lakemba - Haldon Street Medical Centre - Thursday June 24, 10:15am to 10:30am
Bankstown - PappaRich Restaurant - Thursday June 24 - 1:30pm to 4pm
Auburn - Reading Cinema – screening of 'Fast And Furious 9' - 6:30pm
Anyone who attended the following venue at the time listed is a casual contact and must get tested until a negative result is received
Bondi Beach - Chemist Warehouse - Monday 21 June, 9am – 10am
Casula - Oporto's - Tuesday 22 June, 12.50pm – 1pm
Casula - Pasta Italia Cucina - Tuesday 22 June, 1pm – 1.10pm
Ryde - Woolworths Top Ryde City - Tuesday 22 June, 5pm - 5.15pm
Ryde - Coles Top Ryde City - Tuesday 22 June, 5pm - 5.15pm
Barangaroo: Female Toilets beside Lotus Restaurant Building 8 - Sunday June 20, 1pm - 3pm
Barangaroo: Rivareno Gelato - Sunday 20 June, 3:05pm to 3:45pm
Double Bay: Indigo Café - Monday 21 June, 8.45m to 8.50am
Double Bay: The Cosmopolitan - Thursday June 17, 5pm - 7pm
Double Bay: Chemist Warehouse - Monday 21 June, 9.30am to 9.42am
Cecil Hills: Woolworths - Monday 21 June, 12:00pm to 12:30pm
Cecil Hill: BWS - Monday 21 June, 12:30pm to 12:35pm
Chipping Norton: Urban Grind Cafe Shop - Monday 21 June, 12:40pm to 1:20pm
Randwick: Woolworths - Monday 21 June, 2pm to 2.30pm and Thursday June 24, 10:30am to 10:45am
Zetland: Coles – East Village - Monday 21 June, 6.10pm to 6.35pm and Wednesday June 23, 5:15pm to 5:30pm
Zetland - Oliver Brown - Wednesday 23 June, 5.15pm – 5.30pm
Burwood: David Jones - Monday 21 June, 10am to 6.30pm
Anyone who has been in the following venues at the times listed must monitor for symptoms and if they develop, seek testing and isolate
Rouse Hill: Rouse Hill Town Centre - Monday June 21, 11am - 11.30an
Randwick: Royal Randwick Shopping Centre - Monday June 21, 2pm - 3pm
The infected trains run from Monday June 21 up until Wednesday June 23, with many trips on the T4 Eastern Suburbs and Illawarra Line as well as the T2 Inner West and Leppington Line.
The series of train trips around the eastern suburbs and the city centre are also a cause for concern for NSW Health, with passengers on key journeys considered casual contacts, needing to be tested and isolate until they get a negative result.
Since the latest outbreak gripping the city began last Wednesday, more than 200 exposure sites have been announced as the Bondi cluster swelled to 65.
Residents of the four LGAs are still allowed to leave the house for exercise, with groups of no more than ten people (pictured, a woman runs in an eerily quiet Circular Quay)
SYDNEY TRAIN LINES EXPOSED TO COVID
T4 line from Bondi Junction to Martin Place - Monday June 21, 11.35am - 11.43am
T4 line from Martin Place to Bondi Junction - Monday June 21, 1.23pm - 1.32pm
T2 line from Merrylands to Townhall - Monday June 21, 7.06am - 7.44am
T4 line from Town Hall to Martin Place - Monday June 21, 7.52am - 7.53am
T4 line from Martin Place to Town Hall, Monday June 21, 5.26pm - 5.29pm
T2 line from Town Hall to Merrylands, Monday June 21, 5.37pm - 6.18pm
T2 line from Merrylands to Townhall, Tuesday June 22, 8.03am - 8.45am
T4 line from Town Hall to Kings Cross, Tuesday June 22, 8.48am - 8.51am
T4 line from Kings Cross to Town Hall, Tuesday June 22, 5.24pm - 5.29pm
T2 line from Town Hall to Merrylands, Tuesday June 22, 5.31pm - 6.14pm
T5 line from Parramatta to Merrylands, Wednesday June 23, 12.19pm - 12.23pm
The focus of Friday's night urgent alarm from New South Wales was mainly sites across the Sydney's wealthy eastern suburbs.
Double Bay's Indigo Cafe was also listed as a casual exposure site, as was the nearby Chemist Warehouse.
A busy Woolworths in Randwick is also listed as having been visited by an infected person.
'If you live or work in those Local Government Areas you are not to leave your home unless you absolutely have to, we would prefer you work at home or stay at home for education,' Ms Berejiklian said.
Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant explained why millions of residents who work in the CBD but do not live in hotspot suburbs have been locked down.
'The rationale for including the stay-at-home order to follow the workers is because we know that many of the workers do live outside those geographical LGAs.
'We want them to follow those stay-at-home orders so we don't establish seeding in Western Sydney and southwestern Sydney,' she said.
Dr Chant described the lockdown as a 'circuit-breaker'.
She warned that 'case numbers are going to increase' but expected them to be among people already in isolation who
Residents or workers of the four LGAs are allowed to leave home for essential shopping or picking up takeaway.
Ms Berejiklian warned against panic buying, saying people are free to leave their homes to go shopping whenever they like.