The coronavirus stage in Sydney has been set for Christmas.

Restrictions have been relaxed a little and health authorities are hoping that case numbers won't balloon after families get together for festive celebrations.

It's a massive balancing act allowing people to try and live their life as normally as possible, but also not giving the virus too much of a chance to take off undetected in other parts of the city.

So on today's Coronacast, do we need more Grinch for Greater Sydney, or should the Christmas spirit flow?

Also on today's show:

* In pulling back restrictions slightly, is NSW hoping for a Christmas miracle?

* It's great people from the Northern Beaches got tested, but did too many people get tested too early?

* Turns out the transport nurse is connected to the Northern Beaches cluster and not hotel quarantine. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?