Covid 19 coronavirus: Victoria records no new community cases
13 May, 2021 01:07 AM
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Victoria recorded no new local Covid-19 cases today. Photo / 123rf
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By: Jack Paynter and Rhiannon Tuffield
Victoria has entered a critical two-day period that will determine the scale of any Covid-19 spread in the state, after a positive case in the community on Tuesday.
The state recorded no new local cases today despite 84 people being deemed close contacts of a Melbourne man who tested positive after completing hotel quarantine in South Australia.
Acting Premier James Merlino said today that 67 people hadn t contracted the virus after coming into contact with the man.
Man tested positive for coronavirus at Melbourne house after hotel quarantine
He started developing symptoms on May 8 and returned a positive test Monday
Had travelled on two trains and dined at an Indian restaurant in the CBD on May 7
Hundreds of commuters have been ordered to isolate and watch for symptoms
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Man tested positive for coronavirus at Melbourne house after hotel quarantine in Adelaide, South Australia
He started developing symptoms on May 8 and returned a positive test Monday while back in Melbourne
Had travelled on two trains and dined at an Indian restaurant in the CBD on May 7 as well as several shops
Hundreds of commuters have been ordered to isolate and watch for symptoms after being exposed to Covid
New alert for passengers on Jetstar JQ771 to Melbourne from Adelaide on May 4 with all told to isolate
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The Victorian man who tested positive after completing hotel quarantine in South Australia has returned another positive test, but his three household contacts have not.
He underwent the mandatory 14-day quarantine period in South Australia after returning to Australia and arrived back in Victoria on May 4.
He began displaying COVID symptoms when he returned to his Wollert home on May 8 and got tested on May 10 before returning a positive result on Tuesday morning.
Victoria Health Minister Martin Foley outlined the tier-one sites the infected man visited. People who visited these sites must get tested and isolate for 14 days.