A Hotel Quarantine worker at the Grand Hyatt Hotel has tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19).
Anyone who has visited these exposure sites during the times below must immediately isolate, get a coronavirus (COVID-19) test, and remain isolated for 14 days.
New statewide restrictions come into effect from 11:59pm tonight, 3 February.
- The limit on the number of people gathering in a household will be reduced from 30 to 15, meaning the household members plus 15 visitors (excluding children under 12 months of age).
- Masks will be 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're 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 8 February will be paused and the current cap of 50% will remain in place.
Many of you have asked if you’re allowed to stop to eat or for a toilet break if driving from NSW to Victoria. Here’s what you need to know. (1/6)
You are required to travel immediately and directly to your home for the period of quarantine, but you need to do this safely particularly if you are driving long distances. (2/6)
If you are driving from NSW to Vic you can stop for toilet breaks, food, drinks or petrol. However, you cannot stop to go to the shops, or visit others on the way home. Only stop when necessary. Minimise the amount of time you spend at a stop. Keep a record of your stops. (3/6)
Exposure site: Smile Buffalo Thai restaurant in Black Rock on 21 December 2020.
Anyone who attended the Smile Buffalo Thai restaurant on the evening of 21 December 2020 is asked to seek testing, to quarantine at home and contact the department.
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The 3 cases identified yesterday all have direct or indirect links to the venue that evening. 1 case and 2 close contacts of cases attended, as did a returned traveller from NSW.
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That traveller is being tested as a matter of urgency today. They returned from NSW prior to Victoria’s border permit system being instigated. We’re working closely with NSW Health and with the restaurant and contact tracing is underway.
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UPDATE. Exposure sites now include:
• Black Rock: Smile Buffalo Thai restaurant. 21 December
• Doveton: Holy Family Parish Doveton Catholic. 26/12/20, 4:00pm-6:00pm
• Mentone: Mentone/Parkdale Beach. 27/12/20, 10:00am - 4:30pm
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• Fountain Gate Shopping Centre: Kmart, Big W, Target, Millers, King of Gifts. 26/12/20, 9:00am-11:00am
• Glen Waverley: Century City Walk and Mocha Jo’s. 28/12/20, 1:30pm-5:00pm
• Oakleigh: Katialo restaurant, Eaton Mall. 28/12/20, 7:00pm-8:15pm
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• Cape Schank: National Golf Club, The Cups Drive. 30/12/20, 11.40am – 1.30pm
Advice:
• If you were at any of these locations during the listed times, you must get tested, and isolate until you get a negative result.
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Update: New border restrictions will come into effect from 11:59pm 31 December.
If you have visited the Blue Mountains or Wollongong regions from 27 December, you have until then to return to Victoria.
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Green Zone permits that were issued for the Blue Mountains & Wollongong are no longer valid. You must apply for a new travel permit through Service Victoria, get tested within 24hrs of returning to Victoria, & self-quarantine at home for 14 days from when you last left the region
Victoria’s border with New South Wales remains closed and no one who has been in the Northern Beaches area, Greater Sydney, and the NSW Central Coast can enter.