Five locations in Tamworth have been identified as COVID-19 exposure sites.
The entire local government area will be subject to stay-at-home restrictions for a week.
It comes after positive detections of the virus in Armidale, as well as the Hunter, with subsequent stay-at-home orders for those areas.
Following Monday morning’s pandemic update, NSW Health advised that a case had been notified overnight in a young woman who had been exposed in Newcastle and travelled to Tamworth while infectious.
As a precaution, NSW Health is advising that anyone in the Tamworth area should immediately isolate and have a COVID-19 test if they have even the mildest of symptoms.
Peel Street businesses, the Inland Cafe and the Tudor Hotel, have been listed as close contact venues.
Anyone who visited the cafe on Thursday, August 5 from 9.15am to 10am is a close contact and must get tested and isolate for 14 days since they were there, regardless of the result.
NSW Health sends a text message to people who have checked in at close contact venues with further information.
NSW Health also makes a follow-up call to close contacts to discuss the isolation and testing requirements.
If people have visited the sites at the times listed above and have not received a text message, please call 1800 943 553.
Three other Tamworth locations are being deemed as casual contact venues.
The businesses include Gloria Jeans Coffee on Peel Street, the Super Vape Store on Peel Street and the Ampol Roadhouse on Goonoo Goonoo Road at Hillvue.
The exposure date for these locations is also Thursday, August 5.
The times for each venue are 9.15am to 9.20am for the cafe, 10.55am to 11.05am for the vape store and 12.25pm to 12.30pm for the petrol station.
Anyone who attended the three venues at the times listed is a casual contact who must immediately get tested and isolate until a negative result is received – NSW Health asks people to please get tested even if they have had a test in recent days.
“If your date of exposure at this venue occurred in the past four days, you must get another test on day five from the date of exposure,” a NSW Health spokesperson said.
“Wear a mask around others and limit your movements until you get another negative result. You should continue to monitor for symptoms and if any symptoms occur, get tested again.”
Further details on venues of concern are listed on the NSW government website.
Any details specific to the New England and North West regions, that could be applicable to people in Narrabri Shire, will be distributed by The Courier.
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