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BUPA Sydney office staffer contracts COVID-19

Carrie LaFrenz
Carrie LaFrenzSenior reporter

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Bupa Australia boss Hisham El-Ansary says a staff member at its Sydney office was confirmed as contracting COVID-19, its first case.

According to an email sent to staff of the local arm of the UK healthcare giant, Mr El-Ansary said the NSW Health Department was working through a contact tracing process to determine who might be at risk of contracting the virus.

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Carrie LaFrenz is a senior journalist covering retail/consumer goods. She previously covered healthcare/biotech. Carrie has won multiple awards for her journalism including financial journalist of the year from The National Press Club. Connect with Carrie on Twitter. Email Carrie at carrie.lafrenz@afr.com

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