Coronavirus: Plumpton Medical Centre patient tests positive
A patient who visited a medical centre in Plumpton Marketplace is one of the state’s latest coronavirus cases. If you think you’ve been exposed, here’s the advice from NSW Health.
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A patient who visited a medical centre in Sydney’s West has become the state’s latest coronavirus case.
A statement from Plumpton Marketplace released on Monday has advised a patient who visited the Plumpton Medical Centre has tested positive to the deadly virus
The patient is understood to have visited the medical centre on Thursday, March 5, sometime between 7pm and 8pm. They were directed to go home and self-isolate.
“The medical centre is in contact with NSW Health,” the statement read.
“The medical centre has completed additional cleaning within the medical centre and remains open.
“Plumpton Marketplace continues to operate and trade as normal.”
The medical centre is not located outside Plumpton Marketplace.
On Monday, NSW Health confirmed an additional seven cases of the virus had been confirmed, bringing the state’s total to 47.
“A female in her 30s was very recently notified having returned from the Philippines. NSW Health is establishing her travel movements and identifying any contacts who may require self-isolation and testing if symptoms develop,” a release from NSW Health said.
“NSW Health is continuing to make good progress in tracing contacts of previously identified cases and, in the majority of new cases, can track the chain of transmission within families, friends, and close contacts.”
Plumpton Public School has urged any students showing symptoms to stay at home.
“Regardless of whether you or your child were anywhere near Plumpton Marketplace last Thursday night, all parents and caregivers should follow the advice from NSW Health, you should keep your child home from school and seek medical advice if your child has a sore throat, heavy cold, fever or flu-like symptoms,” a statement from the school read.
NSW chief health officer Dr Kerry Chant said the “vast majority” of fresh cases could be traced back to existing cases.
“This is reassuring as it means we are tracking how COVID-19 has been transmitted and in general we are not seeing random cases occur in the community at large,” Dr Chant said.