Coronavirus Sydney: northern beaches residents told to stay home as cluster jumps to 17 cases
by Michael McGowan and Ben Smee from on (#5BRR0)
Residents asked to work from home for three days while others in NSW advised to avoid the area
Sydney is in the grip of a coronavirus outbreak with residents on the city's northern beaches being urged to stay at home for at least three days after a cluster spiked from five to 17 cases.
The escalation - following almost two weeks of no community transmission in NSW -prompted the health department on Thursday night to request everyone from The Spit to Palm Beach, an area stretching 50km, to stay at home.
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