Two more netball centre positive COVID-19 cases
Two more people who visited a popular westside netball centre have tested positive for COVID-19, taking the total to three. Twelve teams and 1600 people were present when the first case was there.
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Another two positive coronavirus cases have been confirmed as visiting the Western Districts Netball Association headquarters at Faulkner Park in Graceville, it has been revealed.
It comes after Queensland Health confirmed earlier this week that a confirmed positive case was at the centre, along with about 1600 players and spectators, on August 22 from about 8.20am-10am.
“We were advised very late this afternoon (Friday August 28) of another positive case at WDNA on Saturday August 22 between 1-3pm,’’ the association said on its Facebook page tonight.
“This person was not aware they were a positive case.
“At this stage we have no further information and are waiting for the Public Health Unit to confirm details with us.’’
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However, minutes after WDNA posted that message Queensland Health issued a notice that two new confirmed cases were present, taking the total sofar to three.
Dozens of people who were potentially near the parent who was present in the morning are being contacted to warn them.
WDNA senior vice-president, Paula Sale, said that parent’s children had since tested negative.
They had felt well in the morning but later in the day, after leaving the grounds, began to get sick.
“At any one time there would have been about 800 people there but but the spectator was there across two rounds, so one lot left and another came,’’ Ms Sale said.
“So about 1600 people all up were here between 8.20am and 10am when the spectator was here.
“We have identified the 12 teams nearby and the public health unit contacted us today (Thursday) to say they have identified the people they will, or would like to, contact.’’
The spectator was believed to have stayed near court 15.
Queensland Health attracted criticism from parents after initially posting the wrong date in its advisory about the case, saying the spectator had been at the grounds on August 21.
The WDNA has cancelled all training and matches until September 4, at this stage, as a precaution and to allow deep cleaning.
A HAZMAT team was on site today (Friday, August 28) to cleanse the canteen, administration block and courts.
Some residents commented on the WDMA Facebook page and on a private messenger group that they had observed people breaking social distancing rules.
“We were commenting on the lack of social distancing from parents since the cluster at the detention centre, so fingers crossed
But Ms Sale the claims and that the self-serve canteen was a potential risk.
She said they had “COVID cops’’ on duty at the canteen to ensure people sanitised hands before and after retrieving food from fridges and enclosed storage areas.
Announcements about social distancing were regularly made on the loudspeakers system, members of the executive moved around the grounds to enforce social distancing and there were regular reminders on its social media.
“We had procedures in place to act quickly. We got our list of teams to the public health unit very quickly and Netball Queensland had details of spectators (who checked in with the EVA tracing app) to us in 15 minutes,’’ Ms Sale said.
She said it was not possible to force everyone to use the app, but WDNA encouraged its community to do so.