Covid panic for regional NSW as a truck stop 200km from Sydney is exposed on FOUR nights while alerts for two bus routes, seven trains, two Coles and a McDonalds plunge hundreds into strict isolation
Regional NSW's Covid-free status is under threat after a truck stop 200km from Sydney was exposed to the virus.
The BP truck stop in Raglan, outside Bathurst west of the Blue Mountains, was visited by a positive case four nights in a row last week.
New exposure alerts from NSW Health list everyone who was at the truck stop on Tuesday at 7pm to 7.30pm, Wednesday at 7pm to 7.45pm, Thursday at 7.15pm to 7.45pm, and Friday 7pm to 7.30pm as close contacts.
With rising fears the Indian Delta variant could already be spreading throughout regional NSW, the state recorded 105 new locally acquired cases of coronavirus on Sunday, bringing the total number of infections to 1,242 since Sydney's worrying outbreak began on June 16.
The BP truck stop in Raglan , outside Bathurst west of the Blue Mountains, was visited by a positive case four nights in a row last week.
Pictured: A medical worker tests a woman at a 24-hour COVID-19 clinic in Sydney's Fairfield West on Sunday
Latest Covid exposure sites in NSW
Any person who attended the following premises on the listed dates and times must immediately call NSW Health on 1800 943 553, get tested and isolate until NSW Health provides further advice.
Raglan BP truck stop 39 Sydney Road. Tuesday 13 July 7pm – 7.30pm. Wednesday 14 July 7pm – 7.45pm. Thursday 15 July 7.15pm – 7.45pm. Friday 16 July 7pm – 7.30pm
Greenacre Aussie Skips 13 and 14 Bellfrog Street. Wednesday 14 July All day. Thursday 15 July All day
Anyone who attended the following venue on the times listed is a close contact and must get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result.
Hurstville Coles, Hurstville Westfield Cross Street and Park Road Saturday 10 July 12pm – 12.30pm
Merrylands Kabab Al Hojat 2/254 Pitt Street. Tuesday 13 July 6.45pm – 7.15pm
Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed is a casual contact who must immediately get tested and isolate until a negative result is received.
Wentworthville Officeworks Wentworthville 323 Great Western Highway Tuesday 13 July 11.15am – 12.20pm
Villawood McDonald’s Villawood 794-796 Woodville Road. Sunday 11 July 10am – 2.30pm. Tuesday 13 July 4pm – 8.30pm
Fairfield Neta City Shopping Centre 54 Smart Street Thursday 8 July 2.45pm – 4.30pm
Fairfield St George Fairfield Bank 93 Ware Street Thursday 8 July 10am – 1pm
Thornleigh TLE Electrical 4/35E Sefton Road Thursday 15 July 9.30am – 10am
Liverpool The Grove Homemakers Centre 2-18 Orange Grove Road Monday 12 July 10am – 10.20am
Roselands Kmart Roselands 1 Roselands Drive Tuesday 13 July 6.30pm – 7pm
Roselands Coles, Roselands Shopping Centre 24 Roselands Drive Tuesday 13 July 7.10pm – 7.30pm
Belmore Gong Cha Shop 16, 10/358 Burwood Road Wednesday 14 July 4.15pm – 4.30pm
Brookvale Edcon Steel Brookvale 10A/9-13 Winbourne Road Wednesday 14 July 1.15pm – 1.30pm
Marsden Park Ikea 1 Hollinsworth Road Tuesday 13 July 8am – 4pm
Fairfield Fairfield Forum Pharmacy 8/36 Station Street Monday 12 July 1.45pm – 2.10pm
Anyone who travelled on the following bus routes at the times listed is a close contact and must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result.
Daceyville to Sydenham 418 Bus From Dacey Gardens at Gardeners Road to Stand A, Burrows Avenue, Sydenham Station Saturday 10 July Departed 8.35am – arrived 8.49am
Daceyville to Sydenham 418 Bus From Dacey Gardens at Gardeners Road to Stand A, Burrows Avenue, Sydenham Station Sunday 11 July Departed 12.34pm – arrived 12.52pm
Anyone who travelled on the following train route at the listed times is a close contact and must get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result.
T8 Line From Beverly Hills Station To Central Station Saturday 10 July Departed 8.11am Arrived 8.50am
Anyone who travelled on the following train routes at the listed times is a casual contact and must immediately get tested and self-isolate until a negative result is received.
T1 Line From Seven Hills Station To Parramatta Station Tuesday 13 July Departed 10.42am Arrived 10.53am
T1 Line From Parramatta Station To Seven Hills Station Tuesday 13 July Departed 4.05pm Arrived 4.16pm
T1 Line From Seven Hills Station To Parramatta Station Wednesday 14 July Departed 10.43am Arrived 11.03am
T1 Line From Parramatta Station To Seven Hills Station Wednesday 14 July Departed 4.06pm Arrived 4.16pm
T1 Line From Seven Hills Station To Parramatta Station Thursday 15 July Departed 10.42am Arrived 10.52am
T1 Line From Parramatta Station To Seven Hills Station Thursday 15 July Departed 4.02pm Arrived 4.16pm
Anyone who attended the following locations at the listed times should monitor for symptoms, and if they appear, immediately get tested and self-isolate until a negative result is received.
Sydney Blanchfield Nicholls Family and Private Advisory Level 4/137 Bathurst Street Monday 12 July 9.30am – 11am Tuesday 13 July 9am – 4pm
Banksia Banksia Post Office 18 Railway Street Tuesday 13 July 11.15am – 11.20am
Riverwood Aldi, Riverwood Plaza 247/253 Belmore Road Sunday 11 July 7.45pm – 7.50pm Monday 12 July 10.45am – 10.55am
A long list of venues across Covid-ravaged western Sydney were also declared exposure sites, forcing hundreds into isolation.
Anyone who visited Villawood McDonald’s on Sunday July 11 from 10am to 2.30pm and on Tuesday July 13 between 4pm to 8.30pm, is considered a casual contact and is urged to immediately get tested and self isolate until they receive a negative result.
It is the same story for shoppers who visited Roselands Kmart on Tuesday July 13 between 6.30pm to 7pm and for anyone who attended Wentworthville Officeworks Wentworthville on the same day between 11.15am to 12.20pm.
NSW Health also warned that the popular Al Hojat Kebab shop in Merrylands was also visited by a positive case on July 13.
While the situation in the west continues to challenge contact tracers, there are also worrying signs for residents in Sydney's southern suburbs with Hurstville Coles declared an exposure site along with several busy public transport routes.
Shoppers who attended Hurstville Coles at Westfield on Saturday July 10 from 12pm to 12.30pm are considered close contacts.
Same goes for travellers on the southeast's 418 Bus from Daceyville to Sydenham on July 10 and July 11.
Shoppers who attended Hurstville Coles at Westfield on Saturday July 10 from 12pm to 12.30pm are considered close contacts
NSW Health warned that the popular Al Hojat Kebab shop in Merrylands was also visited by a positive case on July 13.
The health alerts in regional NSW were triggered by an infected truck driver who delivered pet food on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday to depots in Parkes and Blayney in the state's central-west.
Parkes is a four-and-a-half hour 358km drive from Sydney and Blayney is 239km.
His trip from Sydney has sparked a major panic for regional NSW as both Sydney and surrounding regions entered their fourth week of lockdown.
'It reminds businesses that when you are going about your actions, make sure you are doing deliveries in a contactless way,' NSW chief health officer Kerry Chant said.
'We need to make sure that the way this is done reduces any risk of transmission.'
Regional NSW has been hit with another Covid-19 scare after an infected truck driver travelled from Sydney to Parkes and Blayney three days last week to deliver pet food
This is not the first scare for regional NSW in the outbreak so far, as residents hope to keep the freedoms denied to those in locked down Sydney and surrounds.
Three removalists allegedly knew they were infected before they left Covid-ravaged south-west Sydney for a job in central-west NSW last week.
Police allege the men aged 20, 27 and 27 travelled from West Hoxton to Figtree in Wollongong, before stopping at several towns on their way to Molong, in the state's central west.
Police caught up with the trio in Molong on Friday after being notified the men had travelled from a Covid hotspot.
They have been charged and will face Orange Local Court next month, where they face being fined $11,000 each and up to six months behind bars.
The infected truck driver travelled to the state's central-west on three consecutive days, which included at least one trip to Parkes
The infected truck driver also visited Blayney , which is 239km west of Sydney
The trio were publicly slammed by NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Gary Worboys over their disturbing actions.
'Despite the best health advice, they continued on their journey. They left their home in Sydney and put significant risk on the people in regional NSW,' he said.
The latest cases exposing regional NSW to virus sparked concern from deputy premier John Barilaro about the 'significant freight movement' into central-west NSW in the last week.
The National Party leader pleaded with regional NSW to 'stay vigilant in the community' as he warned Sydneysider to stay away.
'My advice to regional NSW is to keep doing what we're doing,' he said on Sunday.
Three removalists have travelled across Sydney and regional NSW after being informed they had tested positive, they visited Figtree in Wollongong before travelling to Molong in Central west NSW (map above picturing the locations visited by the positive men)
'We have a level of freedom in regional NSW we don't have in Sydney... and we want to keep that.
'Wear a mask, follow the rules and make sure the message to Sydney is clear: do not come to the regions at this time.'
27 of the 105 cases were out in the community for their entire infectious period, but this number needs to drop to near zero for lockdown to end.
Sydney's latest outbreak has surpassed the amount of cases recorded during the first wave between March and May 2020.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejikian addresses the media after the state recorded 105 new cases on Sunday