4 February 2021 9:56am
The next two days will be “crucial” in Victoria’s fight against COVID-19 following the infection of a Noble Park man, 26, working as a resident support officer as part of the Australian Open quarantine program.
As a result, the ATP Cup Tournament for today has been cancelled, including the match where Greece’s Stefanos Tsitsipas was set to meet his long-time Spanish rival Rafael Nadal.
The Australian Open is scheduled to go ahead on Monday provided the situation is deemed to be under control.
The infected man had worked at the Grand Hyatt on 29 January, the same hotel where Greece’s tennis star Maria Sakkari was in harsh lockdown. The worker had taken a PCR nasal test at the end of is shift and returned a negative test result at the time, however he later developed symptoms and returned a positive result yesterday ending Melbourne’s long coronavirus-free streak of 28 days without community transmission.
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.
Restrictions are back in Victoria after a hotel quarantine worker who was part of the tennis program in Melbourne tested positive for COVID-19. In a late night press conference on Wednesday, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews announced the return of mask mandates and restrictions on gatherings. He said the infected worker was a 26-year-old man from Melbourne s Noble Park who was a resident support officer for the Australian Open quarantine program. He last worked at the Grand Hyatt Hotel on January 29 and returned a negative test after his shift. He subsequently developed symptoms and returned a positive test for COVID-19 on Wednesday.