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.
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.
Credit:Paul Jeffers
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.
COVID-19 rules tightened
New statewide COVID-19 restrictions came into effect from 11:59pm Wednesday, February 3.
The limit on the number of people gathering in a household has been reduced from 30 to 15, meaning the household members plus 15 visitors (excluding children under 12 months of age).
Masks are mandatory in public indoor spaces. If you have visitors in your home, it is strongly recommended that masks are worn during the visit. Masks must be worn in indoor public spaces apart from when eating or drinking. If you are planning to leave your home – take a mask.
The 75 per cent ‘return to work’ cap in both public and private sectors scheduled for Monday February 8 will be paused and the current cap of 50% will remain in place.