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 numberDateDeparture location and timeArrival location and time
VA939 (Virgin)Friday 25 JuneSydney at 11.51amBrisbane at 1.25pm
VA334 (Virgin)Friday 25 JuneBrisbane at 2.59pmMelbourne at 5.16pm
VA827 (Virgin)Saturday 26 JuneMelbourne at 9amSydney at 10.14am
VA517 (Virgin)Saturday 26 JuneSydney at 11.14amGold Coast at 12.40pm
VA524 (Virgin)Saturday 26 JuneGold Coast at 1.26pmSydney 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:

BondiLyfe Café2/154 Glenayr AvenueThursday 24 June All day
AuburnReading Cinema – 6.30pm screening of Fast & Furious 9100 Parramatta RoadSunday 20 June 6.30pm screening
EarlwoodAdora Handmade Chocolates118 Wardell RoadTuesday 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:

MascotMeriton Suites Hotel200 Coward StreetSaturday 19 June All day Monday 21 June All day
AuburnReading Cinema
(all cinemas except Fast & Furious 9 screening at 6.30pm)
100 Parramatta RoadSunday 20 June 6pm – 10pm
Tempe  Tempe Tyres  868 Princes HighwayTuesday 22 June 10am – 10.10am 11.30am – 12pm  
Bondi Beach  Bangkok Bites  95 Hall Street  Thursday 24 June 7.30am to 8am
Strathfield SouthPro-Axle Enfield84/108 Madeline StreetTuesday 22 June 11am to 11.15am
St PetersTRS St Peters, Refrigerated Truck Repairs and Rental5 Burrows RoadTuesday 22 June 10am – 10.10am
North RydeMacquarie Shopping Centre food court (Level 2)cnr Herring Road and Waterloo RoadWednesday 23 June 2pm to 2.30pm
KingsgroveBP Kingsgrove152 Moorefields RoadWednesday 23 June 3.30pm-3.50pm
UltimoColes Express/Shell387-427 Wattle StreetWednesday 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:

RouteFromToDate
T4 Line Run 660AWolli Creek (Platform 3)  Sydenham (Platform 5)Tuesday 22 June 6.42am – 6.46am
T4 Line Run 609CWolli 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.