COVID alerts issued for Windsor Riverview, McGraths Hill BMX track

Anyone who attended McGraths Hills BMX Track at the above-stated time is a casual contact and must get tested and self-isolate until they receive a negative result.

Anyone who attended Windsor Riverview at the above-stated time is a casual contact and must get tested and self-isolate until they receive a negative result.

More information on these alerts is available at https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/covid-19/Pages/case-locations-and-alerts.aspx

Wentworth Healthcare, provider of the Nepean Blue Mountains Primary Health Network, is urging Hawkesbury residents who may be experiencing any respiratory symptoms to get tested, after three positive cases in the Hawkesbury were announced today.

Lizz Reay, CEO of Wentworth Healthcare, said, "It is vital that we don't start taking respiratory symptoms lightly. It's easy to think it's just the sniffles or hay fever but the fact is, we don't know it's not COVID-19 unless we get tested."

"Although up until now, no-one in Hawkesbury has tested positive for some time, the fact is that we are still in a global pandemic and we are in the midst of an outbreak in the Greater Sydney area, which means we cannot be complacent. It is up to all of us to help suppress this disease, and the best way to do this is to get tested when we experience any COVID-like symptoms, even mild ones," said Ms Reay.

"The second thing we can do is to get vaccinated as soon as we are eligible. I do urge the community to be patient and respectful with practice staff when trying to make an appointment. We are hearing reports that practice staff are bearing the brunt of community frustration regarding vaccination. It is understandable that the community is anxious but our general practices are working as hard as they can vaccinate our community with the limited vaccines available. It is important that at this time, we all pull together as a community and try not to make the job of our health professionals more difficult."

Wentworth Healthcare helped establish the federally-funded GP-led COVID-19 Respiratory Clinic on Kable Street in Windsor, which is one of three free GP-led Clinics in the Nepean Blue Mountains region.

The Respiratory Clinics assess people with any respiratory symptoms such as a runny nose, sore throat, fever, cough or shortness of breath and provide COVID-19 testing. The GP-led COVID-19 Respiratory Clinic in Windsor is one of five testing options available in the Hawkesbury region. All testing clinics are free to access, including the privately run clinics.

Testing options are:

More testing locations are available on the NSW Health website. For local locations refer to Wentworth Healthcare's website.

Bookings for vaccinations can be made via the Eligibility Checker.