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.
What we know about Victoria s new COVID-19 hotel quarantine cases
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Hotel quarantine is once again a cause for concern in Victoria with a case of COVID-19 confirmed in a hotel quarantine worker linked to the Australian Open, and transmission of COVID-19 between different rooms in a separate quarantine hotel.
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.
Victoria announces coronavirus exposure sites after quarantine worker tests positive for COVID-19
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Club Noble, in Noble Park, is closed for cleaning after a man who tested positive for the virus visited the venue on January 30.
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A Victorian quarantine worker s positive COVID-19 test has authorities assuming the worst , prompting them to list several locations in Melbourne s south-east as exposure sites.
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A 26-year-old quarantine hotel worker has tested positive for COVID-19
Officials are working with the man to learn about his movement and contact businesses and people he has been in contact with