Coronavirus NSW: Carnes Hill Marketplace and Cabramatta Plaza struck by virus
Two shopping centres in Sydney’s southwest have been deep-cleaned after people who tested positive for coronavirus visited a medical centre and a discount department store last week. READ THE LATEST DETAILS.
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Two southwest Sydney shopping centres have confirmed two customers who tested positive for coronavirus visited the venues, prompting the stores to undergo deep cleaning.
Carnes Hill Marketplace posted on Facebook it was notified on Monday evening a customer who returned a positive test had visited Big W on July 14 at about 4.20pm for about 20 minutes.
It is understood the customer did not visit any other store within the centre.
The store said the health of customers, tenants and the community was its priority and the centre was deep-cleaned as a precautionary measure.
“We have also been advised that Big W is currently undertaking a deep clean of their store and will reopen for trade tomorrow,” the store posted on Facebook on Monday night.
Cabramatta Plaza was also closed for sanitisation on Monday evening after confirming a person who tested positive for COVID-19 visited Ledang Family Medical Centre inside Cincotta Discount Chemist at Cabramatta Plaza on July 17 between 4.50pm and 5.10pm.
“We have received no advice which indicates there was any risk to other customers or retail team members who visited Cabramatta Plaza,” centre management posted on Facebook.
“Although as a precautionary step the entire centre will be going through a deep clean overnight.”
It is not known whether the two separate cases are linked to existing clusters.
Anyone who has symptoms including a fever, scratchy or itchy throat and a cough, is being urged to get tested.
NSW Health yesterday confirmed 48 cases have now been linked to the Crossroads cluster, which began when an infected person travelled from Melbourne and attended the venue on July 3.
A number of restaurants, stores, pubs and gyms in Sydney’s southwest have since closed temporarily for cleaning after being visited by cases while they were infectious.