At least 140 people could have potentially been exposed to the Omicron variant of COVID-19 during a Sydney Harbour boat party.
NSW Health has confirmed that five people who attended the party on Friday December 3 have tested positive for COVID-19, and genome sequencing is underway to determine if any of them have the new strain of the virus.
According to NSW Health, “Preliminary results indicate two are likely to have it.”
The party took place on a boat operated by Cadman Cruises, and was jointly billed as “Flow Fridays — 90s Themed Boat Party” and “Freaky Sunday Afrovibe: The Last Dance”. It left King Street Wharf at 7.30 pm and returned four hours later.
Contact tracers are working to get in touch with the roughly 140 attendees who checked in using a QR code, and all are being told that they must immediately get tested, isolate, and await further public advice. All known positive cases are currently isolating at home.
So far, 31 cases of the Omicron variant have been detected in NSW, after six new cases were confirmed on Tuesday, and 10 on Monday. Of those 31 cases, 20 are linked to two Sydney schools – Regents Park Christian School and St Peter Chanel Catholic Primary School, both in Regents Park – and the Sydney Indoor Climbing Gym in Villawood.
Eleven of the known Omicron cases were acquired overseas or on an international flight. So far, no Omicron cases have been admitted to hospital for treatment in NSW.
Five Omicron cases have been detected in the ACT and one in the Northern Territory, while one possible case remains under investigation in Victoria.
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