A Victorian quarantine worker's positive COVID-19 test has authorities "assuming the worst", prompting them to list several locations in Melbourne's south-east as exposure sites.
Key points:
- A 26-year-old quarantine hotel worker has tested positive for COVID-19
- Officials are working with the man to learn about his movement and contact businesses and people he has been in contact with
- Anyone who has been at eight Melbourne locations at certain times and days must now get tested and isolate for 14 days
The 26-year-old infected man, who is also a volunteer firefighter, had been serving as a resident support officer as part of the Australian Open quarantine program.
He last worked at the Grand Hyatt hotel on January 29 and returned a negative test after the end of that shift, but later developed symptoms.
Just hours after his case was confirmed on Wednesday, Victorian Premier held a late-night press conference, warning: "We have to assume that this person has, in fact, infected others."
Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said testing indicated the man "probably had a high viral load", meaning he expected his close contacts to potentially become cases.
In response, contact tracing work would occur throughout, Victoria's COVID-19 testing commander Jeroen Weimar said.
On Wednesday night, authorities said anyone who had visited the following exposure sites at the specified times must get tested and isolate for 14 days:
- Club Noble in Noble Park from 2:36pm — 3:30pm on January 30
- Aces Sporting Club (Driving Range) in Keysborough from 10:00pm — 11:15pm on January 30
- Northpoint Café in Brighton from 8:10am — 9:30am on January 31
- Kmart in Keysborough from 4:00pm — 5:00pm on January 31
- Kmart in Brandon Park from 4:35pm — 5:10pm on January 31
- Coles in Springvale from 5:00pm — 6:00pm on January 31
- Bunnings in Springvale from 11:30am — 12:15pm on February 1
- Golf Academy in Heatherton from 5:19pm — 6:30pm on February 1
- Lululemon, DFO in Moorabbin from 5:00pm — 5:45pm on January 29
- Woolworths in Springvale from 6.30pm — 7.30pm on January 29
- Nakama Workshop in Clayton South from 11:15am — 12:00pm on February 1
- Sharetea in Springvale from 6:45pm — 7:30pm on February 1
- Kebab Kingz in West Melbourne from 11:24pm — 00:15am on February 1
- Exford Hotel in Melbourne from 11:00pm — 11:35pm on February 1
The case, which will be recorded as a community transmission, came on the day the state celebrated reaching a milestone 28 days in a row without a locally acquired infection.
And it followed news on Wednesday afternoon that health authorities were investigating the possible transmission of the virus between returned travellers at a different quarantine hotel.
The Grand Hyatt where the man worked was one of three quarantine hotels used by the Australian Open to quarantine more than 1,000 players and support staff ahead of the tournament.
Mr Andrews said officials were racing to contact close contacts of the man, who had also attended a social function in his capacity as a volunteer firefighter.
"We have been through FRV (Fire Rescue Victoria) and CFA (Country Fire Authority) have been contacting brigades," he said.
"They have been doing deep cleaning.
"They in turn have been contacting their members, their staff as well as their volunteers.
"We are confident people will get the information they need as quickly as possible."
Mr Weimar said officials were still working with the hotel worker on Wednesday night "to extract as much information as possible about his movements".
He said contact tracers were working overnight to get in touch with the organisations and businesses that were exposure sites.
"Our focus tonight is that anybody who has been at those eight exposure sites during the times indicated on the website and in the material, should please come forward to get tested tomorrow," he said.
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