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.
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.
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Covid-19 Response Minister Chris Hipkins confirms no new community cases in the community or in MIQ and says no-one who catches Covid should be blamed.
Victoria, Australia, will return to harsher Covid-19 restrictions and up to 600 Australian Open players, officials and support staff have been told to isolate and get tested after a hotel quarantine worker tested positive for coronavirus on Wednesday. Premier Daniel Andrews said in a late-night press conference on Wednesday that the state would return to mandatory masks indoors, would reintroduce caps on gatherings to 15 people in a household and would pause the 75 per cent return to work, scheduled to begin on Monday.
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.
COVID-19 rules tightened
New statewide COVID-19 restrictions came into effect from 11:59pm Wednesday, February 3.
The limit on the number of people gathering in a household has been reduced from 30 to 15, meaning the household members plus 15 visitors (excluding children under 12 months of age).
Masks are mandatory in public indoor spaces. If you have visitors in your home, it is strongly recommended that masks are worn during the visit. Masks must be worn in indoor public spaces apart from when eating or drinking. If you are planning to leave your home – take a mask.
The 75 per cent ‘return to work’ cap in both public and private sectors scheduled for Monday February 8 will be paused and the current cap of 50% will remain in place.