Westfield Hurstville COVID-19 case confirmed by NSW Health
NSW Health have confirmed a nail artist who works at Westfield Hurstville in Sydney’s south has tested positive for COVID-19. The new case is connected to the southwest Sydney funeral cluster after there were no new cases in the area for seven days.
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NSW Health has confirmed a nail artist at Westfield Hurstville has tested positive for COVID-19.
Dr Vicky Sheppeard from the South Eastern Sydney Public Health Unit said a person who was infectious with COVID-19 worked at Professionail at the centre on July 22 and 23.
“This person is associated with the funeral cluster from southwest Sydney,” Dr Sheppeard said.
“The business conducted a deep clean and public health officers confirmed appropriate
cleaning and other COVID-Safe measures were in place.”
The nail artist’s close contacts have been identified and directed to self-isolate for 14 days, while casual contacts have been notified of the need to monitor for symptoms.
“There is no broader risk at Westfield Hurstville,” Dr Sheppeard said.
Georges River Council – where the shopping centre is located – has not recorded a new case of COVID-19 in a week since one new case was caught in Peakhurst.
A letter to staff at the nearby Hurstville Civic Centre which circulated on social media said the positive COVID-19 case was reported from a retail premises inside Westfield Hurstville.
“The SESPHU is in the process of establishing the movements of the person, undertaking contact tracing and investigating other information relating to the case,” the general manager wrote earlier.
“Once further information becomes available such as the premises, dates and times, I will let you know.”
There is a COVID-19 testing clinic at Hurstville Community Health care on 34 Woniora Rd.
More to come.