A Melbourne man in his 30s has tested positive for COVID-19 after returning to his home in Melbourne’s north on Tuesday following hotel quarantine in South Australia.
The man from Wollert developed symptoms on Saturday and has returned a positive result after getting tested on Monday. Victorian health authorities are now working with SOuth Australia to discover the source of the infection.
SA Chief Health Officer, Professor Nicola Spurrier told the media in Adelaide she did not believe the man was infectious in SA “given the timing of his symptoms”, adding it is unlikely he was infectious while in quarantine in SA or on a domestic flight back to Melbourne.
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The man, aged in his 30s, flew into Adelaide from India via the Maldives and Singapore on April 19 before Australia s flight ban began.
After completing quarantine at the Playford Hotel, he returned to his home in suburban Melbourne s Wollert early last week and developed symptoms on Saturday before testing positive on Tuesday.
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