Brace yourselves…

The increasing COVID cluster (currently at 17 new cases) in the Northern Beaches is definitely sending shockwaves through Sydney, the city put on high alert as we brace for a nail biting couple of weeks. Naturally, panic is in the air as thousands scramble to get tested and isolate, and of course, a familiar shortage from the first wave is on the comeback.

Footage and pictures shared from Northern Beaches residents show toilet paper getting increasingly scarce at local supermarkets, with Newport and Avalon Coles/ Woolies reportedly already out of toilet paper.

This is the toilet paper section at our supermarket on the Northern Beaches within an hour of the travel restrictions being announced. The queue to get out extended back to the freezers at the back of the store. pic.twitter.com/lfbb2oqE4G

— Lorraine Fevre (@lorraine_fevre) December 17, 2020

1 hour until close, the line for the Avalon testing clinic has doubled in size pic.twitter.com/Qc0OwH9bGJ

— Bill Hogan (@BillHoganNews) December 17, 2020

Pretty wild, the whole of the beaches is definitely doing it tough right now, especially with countless residents toughing it out in the heat at various testing facilities. Some have even had to wait as long as five hours just to get their swab.

Toilet paper getting scarce at Avalon Woolworths pic.twitter.com/Z6LoWe5Cb1

— Bill Hogan (@BillHoganNews) December 17, 2020

NSW Health has released a list of areas and venues visited by those infected, urging anyone went there recently to isolate for 14 days even if they test negative for the virus, adding that “Everyone living on the northern beaches area should monitor for even the mildest of symptoms and come forward for testing immediately if they appear, then isolate until a negative result is received.”

Check out the full list below.

Hungry Ghost Cafe, 20 Avalon Parade, Avalon on Sunday, December 13 between 9.30am and 11am and Tuesday, December 15 between 9.30 and 11am

Sneaky Ground Cafe, Avalon Beach on Monday, December 14 between 10.30am and 11am

Barramee Thai Massage and Spa, 4/42-44 Old Barrenjoey Road, Avalon Beach on Monday, December 14 between 2pm and 3.30pm

Bangkok Sidewalk Restaurant, 1/21-23 Old Barrenjoey Road, Avalon Beach on Monday, December 14 between 7pm and 8pm

Palm Beach female change rooms on Sunday, December 13 between 9am and 9.15am

Coast Palm Beach Cafe, Palm Beach on Sunday, December 13 between 10am and 11am

Avalon Bowlo (bowling club), Avalon Beach on Sunday, December 13 between 5pm and 7pm (not 3-5pm as previously reported) and Tuesday, December 15 between 3pm and 5pm

Bing Lee, Gateway, 1 Mona Vale Road, Mona Vale on Monday, December 14 between 4.30 and 4.45pm

Woolworths Avalon Beach on Sunday, December 13 between 12pm and 5pm

Oliver’s Pie, Careel Shopping Village, Avalon Beach on Monday, December 14 between 9am and 9.15am