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Jetstar passenger with coronavirus flew into Sydney from Melbourne, health authorities say - 7NEWS.com.au

A woman who flew from Melbourne to Sydney while infectious has tested positive to coronavirus.

Her diagnosis, confirmed on Tuesday by NSW Health, has prompted a warning to her fellow passengers.

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She flew in on Jetstar flight JQ506 on Saturday.

Passengers on the same flight in rows 10 through to 14 are considered close contacts.

New South Wales Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant and Premier Gladys Berejiklian.
New South Wales Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant and Premier Gladys Berejiklian. Credit: AAP

They are being urged to self-isolate for 14 days and monitor for symptoms of coronavirus.

The woman, aged in her 30s, is now self-isolating and her close contacts are being followed up.

NSW Health on Tuesday reported 14 new cases of coronavirus.

Six were linked to a series of funeral services in Sydney’s south-west earlier in July.

The Thai Rock restaurant in Wetherill Park is now linked to more than 70 cases of COVID-19.
The Thai Rock restaurant in Wetherill Park is now linked to more than 70 cases of COVID-19. Credit: AAP

Of the other eight cases reported on Tuesday, four were associated with the Thai Rock restaurant in Wetherill Park and one with Thai Rock in Potts Point.

A staff member at The Apollo restaurant, also in Potts Point, has tested positive.

One is in a Victorian in isolation and the remaining case is a returned traveller in hotel quarantine.

Anyone who attended The Apollo from Thursday, July 23 to Saturday, July 25 is being asked to quarantine for 14 days after their visit, regardless of symptoms.

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