Coronavirus-infected Sydney nurse linked to Avalon cluster not returning overseas travellers

Anglicare has confirmed one of its aged care residents has been identified as a close contact of a nurse who has tested positive for coronavirus.

The nurse is a patient transport worker for HealthShare and transported the aged care resident of Anglicare’s Brian King Gardens home at Castle Hill while they were potentially infectious.

NSW Health confirmed the nurse also transported a symptomatic family returning from the United States into hotel quarantine on December 14.

Genomic testing has shown the nurse, and a co-worker who also…