COVID-19 warning has been issued to visitors of a Gold Coast venue
Contact tracers have issued a COVID-19 warning to people who visited a popular Gold Coast venue.
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A GOLD COAST venue has been added to the state’s list of contact tracing alerts as Queensland celebrates another day with no new COVID-19 cases.
Locals who spent time at the Royal Pines Resort on August 24th between 7.45am and 3pm are being asked to watch out for symptoms of the virus.
It is understood an individual spent time at Tees Club House Restaurant and the Golf Shop while infectious.
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Contact tracers are looking to get in touch with anyone who had face-to-face contact with a confirmed or probable case for more than 15 minutes in total over the course of a week.
For example, having three chats of five minutes each over seven days is considered 15 minutes total contact.
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Close contacts are also people who have shared an enclosed space with a confirmed or probable case for more than two hours.
The news comes as the state announces the expansion of border zones further south into New South Wales.
“We have not seen cases in the border zones for quite some time and we have not seen cases north of Sydney,” Chief Health Officer Dr Jeanette Young said.
“We have now not seen a case infectious in the community since the 10th of September which is really good.”
There are currently two active cases of the virus on the Gold Coast, bringing the city’s total since the pandemic began to 199.
As of Tuesday morning 900 locals are still subject to quarantine notices.
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