NSW marks a week with no new local virus cases, amid New Zealand alert
New South Wales has marked a week with no new cases of locally acquired COVID-19.
Four cases were diagnosed in hotel quarantine in returned Australians overnight.
Today's numbers come after a new case of coronavirus in New Zealand sparked a health alert.
Nurses speak to people waiting in line outside a pop up Covid-19 testing station in Freyberg Place on High St near the A-Z Collection store where a worker has tested positive for Covid-19on November 13, 2020 in Auckland, New Zealand. Workers in Auckland's CBD have been encouraged to work from home as the city remains on alert following a new confirmed COVID-19 case in the community. (Photo by Fiona Goodall/Getty Images) Getty
NSW Health has contacted 455 people who have arrived in Sydney from Auckland since November 5, alerting them to the "venues of concern" as New Zealand authorities continue to search for the source of the single case.
NSW Treasurer, Dominic Perrottet, said the state is ready if any cases are detected, saying it has: "the best tracking and tracing team in the world."
"What sets us apart is we've had community transmission before but we got on top of it," he said.
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No passengers arriving in Sydney on Friday night from Auckland reported having been to the affected venues or having any COVID-19 symptoms, with NSW Health saying the risk is low.
Another flight is expected to land in Sydney from Auckland later today, with no quarantine, as passengers are part of the travel bubble.
New Zealand authorities have said passengers will be asked whether they visited any of the venues related to the case.
Anyone who has, will not be allowed to board the flight.
Meanwhile, fresh calls have been made for people in North West Sydney to get tested after virus was found in sewage.
Across the border, Victoria reached 15 days with no new virus cases, maintaining its zero case average.
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