Sydney's Covid exposure sites take another huge jump as KFC, Coles, Woolworths and a busy bus route are added to ever-growing list of alerts across multiple suburbs
- Suburbs in Sydney's south-west, west, inner west and east hit by latest alerts
- KFC, Coles, Woolworths, Michel's Patisserie among businesses affected
- Covid-19 infected employee of a Sydney IKEA store puts thousands into isolation
- Employee worked an 11-hour shift at Tempe Ikea with up to 2,000 close contacts
- Authorities have advised anyone exposed to get tested and isolate immediately
Suburbs in Sydney's south-west, western suburbs, inner west and east have been swept up in the latest list of Covid-19 alert sites with a KFC, Woolworths, Coles and Aldi supermarket exposed to the virus.
The Aldi outlet in Quakers Hill, Big W in Liverpool, KFC in Rockdale, Coles in Maroubra Junction and Woolworths in Mascot feature on the latest update, which also includes the 309 bus route from Redfern to Beaconsfield.
People who attended the following venues at the below times are considered close contacts and must get tested immediately and isolate for 14 days regardless of the result:
The Lab Bakery Cafe in Strathfield, July 1, 11.30am-12.45pm; Direct Trade at Merrylands, July 3, 2.20pm-2.50pm; and Beacon Lighting at Bankstown, July 8, 8am-9.30am.
The same goes for anyone who was on the 309 bus route from Redfern Station to Beaconsfield on July 4 from 6.46pm to 6.51pm.
The KFC at Rockdale in Sydney's south was added to the list of exposure sites on Friday night
Anyone who visited the ALDI store at Quakers Hill on Sunday July 4 from 1.15pm-1.35pm is a casual contact and must get tested and isolate for 14 days
Liverpool in Sydney's south-west, Maroubra and Coogee in the east, Ashfield and Haberfield in the inner west, Rockdale in the south and the western suburbs of Merrylands, Hoxton Park, Georges Hall and Quakers hill also made the alert list.
The latest exposure sites were named after it was revealed an Ikea employee who later tested positive to Covid worked at the store for 11 hours, plunging 2000 Sydneysiders into isolation.
The staffer worked an 11-hour shift at IKEA Tempe in Sydney's south from 10am to 9pm on July 6.
NSW Health has advised anyone who has attended the store during those times to get tested immediately and isolate for 14 days, regardless of the result.
The infected worker did an 11-hour shift at the IKEA outlet in Tempe in Sydney's south from 10am to 9pm on July 6
Anyone who was at Kmart Merrylands (pictured) on July 5 from 1.30pm-3.30pm is regarded as a close contact and must get tested and isolate for 14 days regardless of the result
IKEA Tempe has confirmed the store has been closed temporarily with all home deliveries suspended and the outlet to undergo a deep clean and sanitisation.
The IKEA outlet is part of an extensive list of new venue alerts, which also includes Kmart, Aldi and Kathmandu stores.
The new exposure sites are largely in Sydney's west, with suburbs affected including Burwood, Wetherill Park, Smithfield, Merrylands and Auburn.
The list comes as the city's west continues to be a focus of concern with the NSW Government putting a police crackdown in place in three local government areas to make sure lockdown laws are being followed.
More than 100 extra officers were deployed to Canterbury-Bankstown, Fairfield and Liverpool on Friday shortly before the state recorded 44 new Covid cases.
The list of exposure sites where visitors are considered casual contacts has expanded to include businesses in Carlingford in the city's north-west, Hurstville in the southern suburbs and Pendle Hill in the west.
Anyone who was at Kmart Merrylands on July 5 from 1.30pm-3.30pm is regarded as a close contact and must get tested and isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.
The same goes for anyone who visited the Kathmandu store in Burwood on July 4 from 1.05pm to 1.10pm.
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