Health
by Matt Young
4th Feb 2021 5:31 AM
Kmart, Coles and Bunnings outlets are among exposure sites flagged as "tier-1" after a hotel quarantine worker in Melbourne has tested positive for COVID-19, Victoria's health department has confirmed.
Premier Daniel Andrews said the infected worker was a 26-year-old man from Melbourne's Noble Park who was working for the Australian Open quarantine program.
In a snap press conference overnight, he said "we have to assume that this person has infected others" and stressed the need for residents to check if they had attended exposure sites.
He urged people to get tested if they have symptoms "first thing tomorrow morning". He said more sites could be added to the list and at 1.30am new exposure sites were added to the list.