NSW COVID update: No new local cases as health authorities renew alert for XOPP restaurant - 7NEWS.com.au

New South Wales has recorded no new local coronavirus cases but health officials say they’re still “concerned”.

On Thursday, it was revealed two recent cases - a man from Sydney’s eastern suburbs and his wife - were infected with the same COVID-19 strain as an international traveller who had recently returned from the United States.

The missing epidemiological link between the couple and the traveller remains unclear.

NSW Health has since updated the advice for one restaurant after it emerged as a venue of concern.

The venue is XOPP restaurant in Sydney’s Chinatown.

A health worker carries out COVID-19 testing in Sydney. Credit: Brook Mitchell/Getty Images

“NSW Health is concerned that compliance with QR code check-ins at XOPP restaurant was very low, and urges anyone who dined or worked there on Wednesday 28 April from 1.30pm to 2.30pm to get tested immediately and self-isolate until they receive a negative result,” it said.

“This highlights the need for everyone in NSW to check-in and out of every venue you visit, as this allows NSW Health to complete rapid contact tracing when required.”

Those who attended any of the following venues at the times listed are also advised to get tested immediately and self-isolate until a negative result is received:

• XOPP, Haymarket, Wednesday 28 April from 1.30pm to 2.30pm
• Bondi Trattoria, 34 Campbell Parade, Thursday 29 April from 12.45pm to 1.30pm
• Fratelli Fresh, Westfield Sydney, Tuesday 27 April from 1.15pm to 2.15pm

For a full list of venues visit the NSW Health website.

New NSW restrictions

Restrictions were reimposed on Thursday and are effective until at least 12.01am on Monday in the Greater Sydney region, including Wollongong, Central Coast and the Blue Mountains.

• Visitors to households are limited to 20 guests, including children;
• Masks are compulsory on public transport and in public indoor venues;
• Drinking while standing up at indoor venues is not allowed;
• Singing by audiences at indoor shows or by congregants at indoor places of worship is not allowed;
• Dancing is not allowed at indoor hospitality venues or nightclubs however, dancing is allowed at weddings with no more than 20 people at any one time;
• Visitors to aged care facilities are limited to two people per day.

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