Positive case visited Casino area, investigations underway

NSW Health is investigating potential venues of concern after a person tested positive to COVID-19 several days after visiting the Casino area just two hours from the Qld border.

COVID-19 is feared to be creeping even closer to the Queensland border, with an infectious person visiting northern NSW.

NSW Health says it’s investigating whether there are any potential venues of concern in the region after a person tested positive to COVID-19 several days after visiting the Casino area.

“This person is not a resident of Northern NSW Local Health District and is no longer in the area,” a spokesman said.

“At this stage, NSW Health can confirm the case was infectious in the community on Saturday 21 August, and investigations are continuing.”

NSW Health will announce any close contact locations if and when they are determined.

“As a precautionary measure, a mobile testing clinic is being set up at Muli Muli Aboriginal community on Wednesday 1 September.

People in this community with symptoms are urged to come forward for testing. Pictured: mobile testing clinic at Warwick Farm. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Adam Yip

“People in this community are urged to come forward for testing if they have symptoms of COVID-19 or are concerned they may have come into contact with the case.”

NSW this week rejected Queensland’s pleas to move border checkpoints south to free up travel between border communities including Tweed Heads and Coolangatta.

The statewide NSW lockdown and Queensland’s tough border controls have left workers including teachers and health professionals stranded, split families and battered businesses on both sides of the border.