Teenager, 14, is forced to isolate inside a Sydney apartment block for 14 days without a change of clothes after unwittingly entering the Covid hotspot to leave a phone for his cousin
A Sydney teenager who briefly visited an apartment block identified as a Covid hotspot is now locked down there for 14 days, without even a change of clothes.
Shubman Kant, 14, was dropping off a mobile phone to his cousin, who lives in the block, when police approached to tell him he could no longer leave.
Nine people living in five apartments had tested positive to coronavirus in the complex, resulting in an order for all residents to self-isolate for 14 days.
The teenager must now stay in his cousin's flat for the next two weeks without access to his clothes or any of his possessions.
'I'm a bit shocked really... they the could have told me to not go in,' Mr Kant told the ABC.
'I feel scared... Covid's not a joke.'
All residents of the 12 units at Hill St, Campsie, were asked to self-isolate for 14 days after nine residents tested positive for coronavirus
NSW Police and NSW Health workers wearing PPE attend the apartment block at Hill St, Campsie
A resident looks out as NSW Police and health workers attend the unit block at Campsie in Sydney
Teenager Shubman Kant was dropping a mobile phone off to his cousin when police approached him and told him he could no longer leave and must quarantine in the block
Mr Kant's brother Devansh revealed that he and Shubman live with their mother five minutes from the Hill St apartments.
'I'm really scared about him, he is not vaccinated,' he said
'I'm not too sure how he is going to do school ... his laptop is at home.'
He wondered why police did not have better safety controls to prevent Shubman entering the complex.
All residents in the complex of 12 units have been deemed close contacts.
Health workers dressed in PPE were seen entering the complex as residents in lockdown watched on from their balconies.
Residents were tested at a pop-up clinic set up in the garden at the complex.
Some infected residents have already been transferred to hotels designated to isolate Covid-19 patients.
The local health district says the situation at the complex continues to be assessed.
'Sydney LHD is working with residents and building management to assess the situation and, in collaboration with other agencies including NSW Police, is implementing measures to support the health and welfare of residents,' a spokeswoman said.
NSW Police are yet to comment on Mr Kant's situation.
Mr Shubman's brother, Devansh, wondered why police did not have better safety controls to prevent his brother entering the complex
NSW Police and Defence Force members on a compliance patrol at Campsie, which is in the Canterbury LGA, one of the 'areas of concern' in Sydney's Delta outbreak
It comes as NSW recorded a record 681 new cases on Thursday, the state's highest number of daily infections yet again as Sydney endured day 55 of lockdown.
Worryingly, the source of infection for 511 cases is still under investigation.
Campsie is in the Canterbury-Bankstown LGA, which remains one of the biggest areas of concern for health officials with 141 new cases.
A man aged in his 80s died at St George Hospital, bringing the number of Covid death toll since June 16 to 61.
Almost 500 cases are being treated in hospital with 82 people in intensive care, while 25 of require ventilation.