So far more than 200 people out of 680 who checked in at nightclub Argyle House during the exposure period have tested positive, while nearby Finnegan’s Hotel is also on alert after an infected person visited the venue overnight on December 10. Revellers unlucky enough to be caught up in Covid exposure – including some who caught the virus – took to TikTok to share how they felt about the local outbreak, racking up thousands of views.One Newcastle TikTok user vented her frustration online to followers after she caught the virus, with the 14 day isolation period for positive cases seeing her miss out on Christmas. “Catching Covid three days before your birthday and now not being able to travel home for Christmas or celebrate with your friends,” the TikTok user wrote.“Whoever gave it to me, know I hate you.”Daily Telegraph – News Feed latest episodeAnother clubber weighed in, posting a picture of her positive Covid test on the video app: “When you’re one of the thousands of people in Newcastle who have had their Christmas ruined by selfish Sydney people.”One unfortunate TikTokker shared she went out for drinks for her birthday to Argyle House, before feeling “horrifically sick” and testing positive after two rapid antigen tests and a PCR test.“Here I am dying in bed with every symptom, the aches, sweats,” the young woman said in a voiceover, accompanied with videos of herself doing the tests and then tucked up in bed. Other Newcastle TikTok users weighed in on the situation in the comments section.“Literally the same thing happened at the Argyle to me,” one wrote.“So vodka in the throat doesn‘t kill it then,” one jokester commented.“My whole household is sick, my sister went to Argyle too,” another wrote.It comes as the cluster in Newcastle may have been started by a person who went to an infected boat party in Sydney Harbour on December 3, ignored self-isolation rules after the outbreak on-board and visited Argyle House- starting the new outbreak. Health Minister Brad Hazzard said on Tuesday he had asked the person to be investigated and be referred to Liquor and Gaming NSW and police if they did not comply with the isolation requirements.Argyle House said in a statement on Tuesday night that it would remain closed until “after Christmas” following the growing superspreader event.“We are devastated that just as things were looking to return to a ‘new normal’, we have unknowingly been one of the transmission sites for this current wave of Covid infections,” a statement posted online read.“We’re heartbroken to see the effect this has had on so many individuals and businesses in Newcastle.”Anyone who went to The Argyle House nightclub from 9pm on Wednesday, December 8 to 3am on December 9 has been deemed a close contact and must immediately get tested, and isolate for seven days.NAT – Stay Informed – Social Media
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