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9 Feb, 14 tweets, 3 min read

DH was notified today of a resident of the Hotel Quarantine facility at Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport who has tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19) after completing their 14-day quarantine. A strong public health response is underway, building on measures already in place.

The individual tested negative a number of times during her quarantine period and departed the facility on 7 February. She sought testing in response to the current outbreak at the Holiday Inn, returning a positive result today, 9 February.

Interviews with the individual are underway. Early indications are that the individual has not left her home since exiting Hotel Quarantine on 7 February, other than to obtain a test in a COVIDsafe setting.

Updates to exposure site locations (if any), primary close contacts and other information will be provided as soon as possible. Primary close contacts will include past residents of the Holiday Inn who completed their quarantine period on 7 February.

They will be required to isolate for 14 days. We are in contact with this group. This will come as difficult news to them, but we are being as cautious as possible in our response to this outbreak.

UPDATE: A worker at Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport has tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19). This is in addition to the case announced at 4pm of a resident who has tested positive. Interviews are underway and we will provide more updates as soon as they are available.

EXPOSURE SITES: Our interview with the Hotel Quarantine worker from the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport, who today tested positive for coronavirus (COVID-19) is ongoing.

Initial exposure sites and times include:

Friday 5th February 2021
- PJ's Pet Warehouse: Sunbury - 3:37pm – 4:10pm
- Bakers Delight - Sunbury Square Shopping Centre: Sunbury - 3:40pm - 4:15pm
- Aldente Deli - Sunbury Square Shopping Centre: Sunbury - 3:45pm - 4:23pm

Friday 5th February 2021 (continued)
- Sushi Sushi - Sunbury Square Shopping Centre: Sunbury - 3:53pm - 4:28pm
- Asian Star - Sunbury Square Shopping Centre: Sunbury - 3:57pm – 4:30pm

Saturday 6th February 2021
- Sunny Life Massage – Sunbury Square Shopping Centre: Sunbury - 4:30pm - 6:30pm
- Cellarbrations: Sunbury - 6:17pm - 7:02pm

Sunday 7th February 2021
- Cellarbrations: Sunbury - 5:44pm - 6:19pm

More exposure sites may be identified as our investigations continue. We will continue to publish new exposure sites at: dhhs.vic.gov.au/case-locations…

If you have been at any of these exposure site during the specified times, you are required to immediately isolate, get tested and remain isolated for 14 days.

For testing sites visit: dhhs.vic.gov.au/where-get-test…

DH is taking a precautionary approach and strongly encouraging anyone who attended Sunbury Square Shopping Centre on Friday 5 February between 3:40pm and 4:30pm to urgently seek testing and isolate until they receive a negative result.

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Individuals who attended the shopping centre outside of this timeframe are not considered at risk, but should monitor for symptoms and immediately present for testing if they become unwell. For the latest list of testing sites, visit: dhhs.vic.gov.au/where-get-test…

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Exposure site: Smile Buffalo Thai restaurant in Black Rock on 21 December 2020.

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