Residents of Sydney's northern beaches have been told to stay home for at least three days unless it is absolutely essential to leave the house, after 28 cases were linked to an outbreak in the area.
Health authorities said genomic testing had confirmed the virus entered Australia from overseas, but health authorities had so far been unable to determine how it spread to the community.
NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian on Friday told reports some of the confirmed cases were not residents of the northern beaches, warning of potential seeding throughout greater Sydney.
"Everybody in greater Sydney needs to be on high alert," she said.
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