A positive case visited to Adora Handmade Chocolates on King Street in Newtown on June 13. NSW Health is currently contacting people who were potentially exposed, who must get tested and isolate until further notice. Four other venues were added to a growing list of exposure sites across Sydney on Thursday night. Anyone who attended two locations in Zetland, a Bondi health food store or a western Sydney bowling club are now advised to get tested.Latest Covid alerts 17.6.21 9pmSydney remains on high alert after four new cases were confirmed on Thursday with exposure sites spanning from Vaucluse in the city’s east to Castle Hill in the north west. The first man to test positive was a driver who has transported international airline crews but did not travel overseas himself.He undertook a saliva test on Tuesday and was confirmed as a positive case on Wednesday. The source of the infection has not been confirmed and authorities are urging people to come forward for testing. He and his wife, who has also tested positive, travelled to several venues between June 11-15 including visiting to Belle Cafe in Vaucluse on four out of five days.NSW Covid Exposure SitesTwo other cases were announced on Thursday including a 70-year-old woman — who also visited the Belle Cafe in Vaucluse and a man — aged in his 40s — from Baulkham Hills.The outbreak follows confirmation from health authorities earlier in the week that they are investigating the possibility of the virus spreading between returned travellers inside a hotel quarantine facility.A couple and another returned traveller who were staying on level four of the Radisson Blu hotel were revealed to have the same strain of the virus through genomic sequencing. All three people had the UK variant of the virus. There is no suggestion the three cases are linked to the new Bondi cases.NSW Health has contacted more than 700 people who are getting tested and self-isolating in relation to the venues of concern.Household members of the contacts are also asked to self-isolate until the contact receives a negative result.NAT – Stay Informed – Social Media
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