People queue at a drive-through Covid-19 testing station in Sydney on December 19, 2020. Photo / APTwo Australian states have been put on alert overnight after officials confirmed new positive cases, with residents urged to check exposure sites. A policeman directs traffic at a drive-through Covid testing station in Sydney on December 19, 2020. Photo / APEarlier, NSW Health issued an alert for several venues after a returned traveller tested positive for Covid-19 two days after they were released from hotel quarantine. Household contacts have tested negative and the results indicate the confirmed case has a low level of infection.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 07, 2021 20:47 UTC