Victorian testing site closed after staff member contracts COVID-19 on first day out of lockdown
A Victorian COVID-19 testing site has been closed for deep cleaning after it was revealed a staff member worked two days while possibly infectious.
Brianna McKeeDigital Reporter
July 28, 2021 - 10:23AM
Health Minister Martin Foley has revealed a staff member at a testing site has tested positive to COVID-19 after being infectious in the Victorian community for two days.
The new infection was not included in Wednesday’s case count which included only eight new cases as the state exited 12 days of tough stay-at-home measures.
All of Wednesday’s cases were linked to the current outbreak and were in isolation for the entirety of their infectious period.
From Premier s Statement
From 11.59pm tonight, Victorians will be able to leave their homes for any reason. Restaurants and cafes can also reopen for seated service.
Retail and beauty and personal care will open in line with density limits, as will entertainment venues and community facilities.
The Authorised Worker List will no longer apply, meaning businesses and venues can reopen with capacity and density limits of 1 person per 4sqm.
Victoria will return to the rule that ‘if you can work from home, you should work from home’ but office workers will be able to return up to 25 per cent or up to 10 people, whichever is greater.
From Premier s Statement
From 11.59pm tonight, Victorians will be able to leave their homes for any reason. Restaurants and cafes can also reopen for seated service.
Retail and beauty and personal care will open in line with density limits, as will entertainment venues and community facilities.
The Authorised Worker List will no longer apply, meaning businesses and venues can reopen with capacity and density limits of 1 person per 4sqm.
Victoria will return to the rule that ‘if you can work from home, you should work from home’ but office workers will be able to return up to 25 per cent or up to 10 people, whichever is greater.
David Braithwaite
VICTORIA’S lockdown will end at midnight tonight, following a reduction in community transmission of coronavirus in the state.
Under the new settings, to be in place for two weeks, Victorians will be able to leave their home for any reason, with the five kilometre travel limit removed.
Restaurants and cafes can open for seated service.
Retail, beauty and personal care will open in line with density limits, as well as entertainment venues and community facilities.
The authorised worker list will no longer apply, meaning businesses and venues can reopen with capacity and density limits of one person per four square metres.
Victorian COVID-19 lockdown to end tonight
Students in all year levels will return to onsite learning from Wednesday after Victorian premier Daniel Andrews announced the lifting of lockdown restrictions today.
In a range of announcements Mr Andrews said Victorians could leave their home for any reason, retail, personal care and beauty businesses can reopen with density limits and restaurants and cafes could reopen.
Gatherings in the home is still not permitted.
Masks must be carried at all times and must be worn indoors and outdoors except if at home or if an exception applies.
Mr Andrews said live music venues, dance classes and physical recreation facilities, including gyms, could all open with density requirements of one person per 4sqm.