Thursday, March 11, 2021
Illawarra and South Coast residents are being asked to share details of encounters they have had with sharks, in an effort to better understand human-shark relations.
While sharks attract a great deal of interest from the public and the media, media coverage and public perception is dominated by encounters that involve shark bites, even though these are comparatively rare.
Researchers at the University of Wollongong, are investigating the full spectrum of human interactions with sharks – positive, negative or mixed – and calling on members of the public to contribute their own stories to a crowdsourced map of shark encounters on the South Coast.
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Extensive investigations remain ongoing into the source of infection for a returned overseas traveller who tested positive to COVID-19 after being released from hotel quarantine. This case was first reported on Sunday evening and included in Monday’s numbers.
The person from the Wollongong area returned two negative tests during their quarantine period at the Sofitel Wentworth, but subsequently returned a positive result after being contacted on day 16 by NSW Health and requested to be tested again, as part of an enhanced follow-up for all returned overseas travellers introduced last week.
NSW Health thanks this person for their co-operation in continuing to undertake a range of comprehensive COVID-19 testing as we work to understand the timing and nature of the infection. All of this person’s 10 close contacts have now tested negative to COVID-19.
NSW Health updates COVID alert forcing dozens into isolation09/02/2021|1min
Dozens of people have been forced into two weeks isolation even if they have returned a negative COVID-19 test after health updated its advice for two NSW venues.
Anyone who visited the Beer Garden at The Headlands Hotel in Austinmer on February 2 between 1:00-3:00pm and anyone who dined in at the Bulli Beach Cafe on February 6 between 1:30-400pm is now considered a close contact.
All people who fulfill the close contact criteria have been asked to get tested and isolate for 14 days regardless of the result.
Those who attended all other areas of The Headlands Hotel and got takeaway from the Bulli Beach Café at the times mentioned should monitor for symptoms.
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As reported in a Public Health Alert issued last night, NSW Health is carrying out precautionary public health follow-up in relation to a returned overseas traveller who tested positive to COVID-19 on day 16 after being released from hotel quarantine on day 14.
The person from the Wollongong area returned two negative tests during their quarantine period, and the source of the infection is under investigation.
The person did not have any symptoms but underwent testing as part of the recently enhanced day-16 follow-up. As an additional precautionary measure, NSW Health has introduced symptom checking and day-16 COVID-19 tests for overseas travellers who have been released from hotel quarantine.