Public Health Alert – Auburn Reading Cinema venue of concern along with multiple flights – Saturday, 26 June 2021

NSW Health has been notified of five flights between east-coast cities, as well as additional venues of concern across Sydney, associated with confirmed cases of COVID-19.

Passengers who are now in NSW and who flew on the following flights at the times listed are considered close contacts and must immediately call NSW Health on 1800 943 553, get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result. Passengers now in other states are asked to check local advice:

Flight number	Date	Departure location and time	Arrival location and time
VA939 (Virgin)	Friday 25 June	Sydney at 11.51am	Brisbane at 1.25pm
VA334 (Virgin)	Friday 25 June	Brisbane at 2.59pm	Melbourne at 5.16pm
VA827 (Virgin)	Saturday 26 June	Melbourne at 9am	Sydney at 10.14am
VA517 (Virgin)	Saturday 26 June	Sydney at 11.14am	Gold Coast at 12.40pm
VA524 (Virgin)	Saturday 26 June	Gold Coast at 1.26pm	Sydney at 2.47pm

Anyone who attended the following venue at the times listed is a close contact and must immediately get tested and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result, and call 1800 943 553 unless they have already been contacted by NSW Health:

Bondi	Lyfe Café	2/154 Glenayr Avenue	Thursday 24 June All day
Auburn	Reading Cinema – 6.30pm screening of Fast & Furious 9	100 Parramatta Road	Sunday 20 June 6.30pm screening
Earlwood	Adora Handmade Chocolates	118 Wardell Road	Tuesday 22 June 3.20pm – 3.45pm

Anyone who attended any of the following venues at the listed times is a casual contact and must immediately get tested and self-isolate until a negative result is received. Please continue to monitor for symptoms and immediately isolate and get tested if they develop:

Mascot	Meriton Suites Hotel	200 Coward Street	Saturday 19 June All day Monday 21 June All day
Auburn	Reading Cinema (all cinemas except Fast & Furious 9 screening at 6.30pm)	100 Parramatta Road	Sunday 20 June 6pm – 10pm
Tempe	Tempe Tyres	868 Princes Highway	Tuesday 22 June 10am – 10.10am 11.30am – 12pm
Bondi Beach	Bangkok Bites	95 Hall Street	Thursday 24 June 7.30am to 8am
Strathfield South	Pro-Axle Enfield	84/108 Madeline Street	Tuesday 22 June 11am to 11.15am
St Peters	TRS St Peters, Refrigerated Truck Repairs and Rental	5 Burrows Road	Tuesday 22 June 10am – 10.10am
North Ryde	Macquarie Shopping Centre food court (Level 2)	cnr Herring Road and Waterloo Road	Wednesday 23 June 2pm to 2.30pm
Kingsgrove	BP Kingsgrove	152 Moorefields Road	Wednesday 23 June 3.30pm-3.50pm
Ultimo	Coles Express/Shell	387-427 Wattle Street	Wednesday 23 June 8.15am – 9am Thursday 24 June 8.15am – 9am

Public transport

Anyone who travelled on the following trains at the times listed is a casual contact and must immediately get tested and self-isolate until a negative result is received. Please continue to monitor for symptoms and immediately get re-tested and isolate if they develop:

Route	From	To	Date
T4 Line Run 660A	Wolli Creek (Platform 3)	Sydenham (Platform 5)	Tuesday 22 June 6.42am – 6.46am
T4 Line Run 609C	Wolli Creek (Platform 3)	Sydenham (Platform 5)	Wednesday 23 June 10.35am – 10.39am

As announced earlier today, stay-at-home orders will be extended across all of Greater Sydney, including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour, from 6pm today until 11.59pm on Friday 9 July.

Everyone in Greater Sydney must stay at home, unless it is for an essential reason including:

• shopping for food or other essential goods and services
• compassionate needs or medical care, including being vaccinated for COVID‑19 unless you have been identified as a close contact
• exercise outdoors in groups of 10 or fewer
• essential work or education, where you cannot work or study from home.

People who have been in the Greater Sydney region (including the Blue Mountains, Central Coast, Wollongong and Shellharbour) on or after 21 June must follow the stay-at-home orders for a period of 14 days after leaving Greater Sydney.

Please check the NSW Health website regularly, as the list of venues of concern and relevant health advice are being updated as investigations continue.

Anyone with even the mildest of cold-like symptoms is urged to immediately come forward for testing and isolate until a negative result is received.

There are more than 300 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW, many of which are open seven days a week. To find your nearest clinic visit COVID-19 testing clinics or contact your GP.