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SYDNEY (Reuters) – Australia\u2019s most-populous state of New South Wales on Sunday reported eight new COVID-19 cases as new social distancing restrictions and mandatory mask wearing kicked in while neighbouring Victoria had three new cases.<\/p>

FILE PHOTO: People walk down a city laneway after coronavirus disease (COVID-19) restrictions were eased for the state of Victoria, in Melbourne, Australia, October 28, 2020. REUTERS\/Sandra Sanders<\/figcaption>

The New South Wales outbreak, which began around mid-December at Sydney\u2019s Northern Beaches, now totals 148. There are also smaller clusters in Sydney\u2019s west and south, which authorities fear could rise in coming days.<\/p>\n

NSW will enforce mask wearing from midnight in indoor venues like gaming rooms, hair salons, nail salons and retail shops.<\/p>\n

\u201cI would encourage the community across Greater Sydney, to wear masks in compliance with the law, but do it for yourself, do it for your family, do it for your community, that\u2019s the main reason,\u201d said state Health Minister Brad Hazzard.<\/p>\n

Victoria\u2019s three cases on Sunday were all linked to the same Melbourne restaurant, though the source of the infection is still under investigation.<\/p>\n

Health authorities have identified 220 \u201cclose contacts\u201d and more than 50 \u201cexposure sites\u201d linked to positive cases.<\/p>\n

But, \u201cwhat is important is that they are in quarantine when they are diagnosed so that the risk of onward transmission is reduced,\u201d Victoria\u2019s Deputy Chief Health Officer Allen Cheng said in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

Victoria, which now has more than 30 active cases, has made masks mandatory across the state while limiting gatherings and shutting its border to NSW.<\/p>\n

Cheng said there are now 21 cases linked to the cafe and family gatherings of people linked to the Smile Buffalo Thai cafe in the bayside suburb of Black Rock in Melbourne.<\/p>\n

However, Cheng reiterated the source is still unknown.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are looking at several lines of investigation,\u201d Cheng said.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have had more genomic results back… and they<\/p>\n

are all consistent with transmissions between each other and are also linked to the New South Wales cluster.\u201d<\/p>\n

Australia has reported more than 28,450 COVID-19 cases and 909 deaths since the pandemic began. (Graphic: tmsnrt.rs\/34pvUyi)<\/p>\n

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