Seven new locations have been added to our list of Tier 1 exposure sites following further investigation by our public health team.
Saturday 6 February
Function venue: 426 Sydney Rd, Coburg – 7:14pm – 11:30pm
Monday 8 February
Coates Hire Werribee: Hoppers Crossing - 6.45am - 7.30am
Caltex Woolworths: Hoppers Crossing - 6.40am - 7.15am
Stowe Australia: South Melbourne - 10.30am - 10.45am
Tuesday 9 February
901 bus route - (Melb Airport to Broadmeadows Station) – 1:02pm – 1:49pm
Craigieburn Line train (Broadmeadows Station to Glenroy Station) – 1.25pm – 1.59pm
513 bus route - (Glenroy Station towards Eltham) – 1.35pm – 2.17pm
Anyone who visited these locations must isolate, test and remain isolated for 14 days. For a full list of exposure sites and locations where you can get a #COVID19 test, visit: dhhs.vic.gov.au/case-locations…#COVID19Vic
Our public health team are now able to classify Caltex Woolworths, Hoppers Crossing a Tier 3 site. This means anyone who has visited this site during the times listed, should monitor for symptoms. If symptoms develop, get tested and isolate until you receive a negative result.
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Yesterday there were 5 new locally acquired cases reported. There are currently 19 active cases. 24,209 test results were received. Got symptoms? Get tested, #EveryTestHelps.
One of these cases was formally reported after midnight but has been included in yesterday’s numbers as public health actions began yesterday, including the case interview.
The 5 cases listed are the cases confirmed publicly yesterday by DH. The Holiday Inn outbreak total remains at 13.
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.
A Hotel Quarantine worker at the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport has tested positive to coronavirus (COVID-19). The individual was tested on 4 Feb, returning a negative result. They returned to work 7 Feb, developed symptoms, were tested and returned a positive result.
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The individual is being interviewed and a full public health response is underway. We are contacting Holiday Inn Airport workers and others who are considered primary close contacts. They are required to immediately isolate, get tested and remain isolated for 14 days.
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Exposure sites are being identified and will be published as soon as possible at dhhs.vic.gov.au/case-locations…. Testing capacity near exposure sites will be scaled up from tomorrow, with details to come.
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.