States have rushed to extended their border closures with New South Wales after an explosion in coronavirus cases. New South Wales reported 18 new local cases of coronavirus on Wednesday, including a new cluster in Croydon in Sydney's inner-west. Both the ACT and Victoria confirmed their border restrictions with New South Wales would be extended after the latest announcement. He said the regions 'remain Covid hotspots' and the 'news from New South Wales confirms that absolutely'. Nine of the new Sydney cases were linked to the Avalon cluster, while three adults and three children from the same extended family made up the mystery cluster.

Source: Daily Mail December 30, 2020 00:56 UTC