A Barossa winery and sections of Regency Park TAFE are now Tier 1 exposure sites, with all visitors and household members ordered into quarantine.
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A Barossa winery and sections of Regency Park TAFE are among several new Tier 1 exposure sites, after SA's Covid cluster grew to 14 cases.
Seppeltsfield Winery is among the 16 new exposure sites. It has been listed as a tier 1 exposure site, along with parts of Regency Park TAFE, last Monday.
The updated exposure list also includes Clovercrest Shopping Centre, the Tea Tree Plaza food court, Smile Centre dentist at Surrey Downs and parts of Westminster School.
Anyone who has attended these venues at the listed times must quarantine with their family for 14 days, get tested immediately, get tested again on days 5 and 13 and complete this SA Health form.
Further sites elsewhere on the campus and in Marion, Modbury, Gawler East and the Barossa Valley were listed as tier 2-4 exposure sites. St Ann's College in North Adelaide is no longer considered to be an exposure site.
Meanwhile, the owners of two "super-spreader" sites say they feel powerless and heartbroken over the deteriorating crisis.
At an 11am press conference, Premier Steven Marshall said a brother and sister in their 20s had been infected at Tenafeate Creek Wines, described as a super-spreader location with seven cases so far. Their parents were also at the winery but have so far tested negative. All the people who contracted the virus there had been dining indoors.
The other main site of concern is The Greek on Halifax restaurant. Only 87 of the 216 people at the winery and restaurant have been tested so far. Chief public health officer Nicola Spurrier initially said all would be urgently moved into medi-hotels, along with members of their households.
But late on Thursday, SA Health dramatically revised down the number of people being ordered into medi-hotels to about 100.
Officials said the change was based on a risk assessment, which was ongoing.
"We are working through the care needs of individuals who have been identified as being at high-risk exposure sites," Prof Spurrier said.
"This process has started with some individuals and household members transferred today."
Prof Spurrier said about 4000 South Australians had been in high-risk "tier 1 or tier 2" locations and had to immediately quarantine and get tested. Among those in quarantine are more than 100 SA Police officers and staff.
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Mr Marshall cautioned that despite 17,592 results so far from yesterday's testing, there were still a "huge number" of test results to come in as testing clinics continue to be overwhelmed, with wait times of up to 12 hours reported at Victoria Park.
To help with the escalating numbers, four new testing locations have been announced, at Mile End, Warradale, Para Hills and Harbourtown, in a bid to dramatically reduce wait times.
"If we had left this for a further 12 or 24 hours, we would be in a very different situation," Mr Marshall said. "Hopefully, over this seven-day lockdown period, we can stop it dead in its tracks."
Mr Marshall said there were likely to be further cases in coming days but he hoped those people would already be in quarantine or locked down in their family group, as he dodged a question on whether the statewide lockdown was likely to be extended beyond seven days.
Authorities “need to do a much better job” of managing the surge in demand for coronavirus tests, Premier Steven Marshall says, as people waited upwards of 12 hours for a swab.
He insisted there would be a “massive increase in capacity” at testing stations, and SA Pathology is also ramping up the number of testing staff.
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SA Health has announced more potential Covid-19 exposure locations as Tier 1 exposure sites:
Regency Park – TAFE SA Regency Campus (G Block) – Monday 19 July, 8.30am to 4.30pm
Regency Park – TAFE SA Regency Campus (C and F Block, iCentral and Main Entrance) – Monday 19 July, 9.45am to 11am.
Modbury – Service SA, 116 Reservoir Road, Modbury (customers and front door staff) – Tuesday 13 July, 11am to 12pm (previously announced location, with updated time)
Anyone at these places at those times must immediately quarantine – along with household contacts – and get tested immediately then again on days 5 and 13. You must also fill in this form to notify SA Health: https://forms.sa.gov.au/#/form/60dbc8114d433274849f347c/app/60f94da04d4331adf4a7fd3b
SA Health further announced a Tier 2 exposure site:
Modbury – Service SA, 116 Reservoir Road, Modbury (staff only) – Tuesday July 13, 11am to 12pm.
The above quarantine order applies, excepting household members.
Finally a Tier 4 exposure site has been added:
Regency Park – TAFE SA Regency (excluding Tier 1 Campus areas) – Monday 19 July, 8.30am to 4.30pm.
Visitors must simply monitor for symptoms and get tested if they develop.
The above locations will be added to the rolling list of exposure sites.
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A Barossa winery is among the new exposure sites revealed late today.
Also, St Ann's College in North Adelaide is no longer listed as an exposure site.
Here's all the details:
TIER 1 EXPOSURE SITES
Quarantine immediately with your household for 14 days since exposure, get tested immediately, get tested again on days 5 and 13, complete this SA Health form
Modbury – Drakes Supermarket, Clovercrest Shopping Centre
Wednesday 14 July – 10.30am to 11.30am
Marion – Westminster School (Full day course Room 115)
Monday 19 July – 8.15 am to 4.30 pm
Marion – Westminster School (Dining Hall)
Monday 19 July – 12.00pm to 2.30pm
Modbury – Food Court, Westfield Tea Tree Plaza Shopping Centre
Wednesday 14 July – 1.00 pm to 2.30 pm
Seppeltsfield – Seppeltsfield Winery
Monday 19 July – 8.45 am – 6.00 pm
Surrey Downs – Smile Centre
Monday 19 July – 6.30 pm to 8.00 pm
TIER 2 EXPOSURE SITES
Quarantine immediately away from your household for 14 days since exposure, get tested immediately, get tested again on days 5 and 13, complete this SA Health form
Marion – Westminster School (100 Block – senior school office, administration and associated buildings)
Monday 19 July – 8.15am to 4.00pm
Modbury – City of Tea Tree Gully Civic Centre (Justice of the Peace)
Saturday 10 July – 11.30 am to 1.00 pm
TIER 4 EXPOSURE SITES
Monitor for symptoms and get tested as soon as they develop
Barossa Valley – Barossa Valley Visitor Centre public toilet
Tuesday 20 July – 10.00 am to 11.00 am
Gawler East – X Convenience Gawler East
Sunday 18 July – 10.00 pm to 10.30 pm
Marion – Westminster School (excluding Room 115, Dining Hall and 100 Block)
Monday 19 July – 8.15am to 4.30pm
There were no new Tier 3 exposure sites listed on Thursday.
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