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.
Living for the weekend: infected hotel quarantine workerâs busy itinerary
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It certainly wasnât a quiet weekend on the couch for the hotel quarantine worker whose positive test result broke Victoriaâs four-week run without community transmission of COVID-19.
Melbourneâs Grand Hyatt hotel, where a person infected with COVID-19 worked late last month while Australian Open competitors were in quarantine.
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The 26-year-oldâs movements after he left the Grand Hyatt last Friday are now the subject of a huge contact tracing effort, with 14 exposure sites listed so far as part of a jam-packed weekend.
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.