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Authorities concerned no patient zero found in Sydney’s COVID-19 outbreak
NSW authorities are concerned they have not yet found the patient zero behind Sydney’s latest COVID-19 outbreak, making it difficult for them to get a true picture of how widespread the virus is.
Key points:
- Sydney’s Northern Beaches COVID-19 outbreak has now infected at least 28 people
- Genomic testing has indicated the virus likely came from the United States
- A traveller arrived with a similar strain on December 1, but it has not been confirmed that they are patient zero
The state’s chief medical officer said until a patient zero is found, they can not be sure they are gaining ground on the spread.
“My anxiety is that we haven’t found the direct transmission route,” said Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant on Thursday.
She said without that,…
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