Aldi, Coles Express, yoga studio added as new Victorian exposure sites

As Victoria enters its seven-day lockdown extension, the number of venue alerts have surged past 350 after an Aldi, Coles Express and a yoga studio were added.

Victorian venues exposed to coronavirus have surged past 350 after dozens of new sites were added overnight.

An Aldi and Coles Express in Melbourne’s southeast, train and tram services and a yoga studio in Carlton are among the latest additions.

The Cricket Victoria offices at the Junction Oval have also been listed as an exposure site after a confirmed case visited the venue.

It comes as Victoria’s fifth lockdown entered a seven-day extension overnight as authorities battle to get the latest outbreak under control.

Virus primary close contacts and exposure sites are now dotted across metropolitan and regional Victoria after the virus jumped the border from NSW.

An Aldi in Beaconsfield has been listed as a tier 1 exposure site. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Paul Jeffers

“We have seen significant and stand-alone outbreaks in regional areas, in Phillip Island, in Bacchus Marsh, Barwon Heads and as far away as Mildura,” chief health officer Brett Sutton said.

“This outbreak has touched the whole state in a way that the Delta outbreaks didn’t do back in May and June.”

The following venues have been listed as tier 1 exposure sites, meaning contacts need to get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days regardless of the result:

Beaconsfield: Aldi Beaconsfield, 53 Old Princes Highway, Beaconsfield, July 17 from 1.30pm to 3pm;

Berwick: Shell Coles Express Berwick, 4-28 High Street, Berwick, July 18 from 10.30am to 10.55am;

Dandenong: Budget Car and Truck Rental Dandenong, 2 Lonsdale Street, Dandenong, July 18 from 2pm to 2.35pm;

Berwick: Confidence Speech Pathology Services, 2/6 Skyline Way, Berwick, July 18 from 8.50am to 10.30am;

Derrimut: BR International Logistics, 1/169 Australis Drive, Derrimut, midnight on July 13 to 11.59pm on July 19;

Yarra Trams – Route 96: Southern Cross Station Stop 122 to City Road Stop 126, July 15 from 7.36am to 7.45am;

Yarra Trams – Route 96: City Road 126 to Southern Cross Stop 122, July 15 from 4.30pm to 4.42pm;

Carlton: Carlton Yoga Collective and SomaChi Yog, 6 Argyle Place North, Carlton, July 15 from 6.28am to 8am;

Box Hill South: Genesis Health & Fitness 24/7, 321 Middleborough Road, Box Hill South, July 14 from 8am to 10am.

A Coles Express in Berwick has been added as a tier 1 site. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Emma Brasier

The following venues have been listed as tier 2 exposure sites, meaning contacts need to get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result:

Richmond: Status Quo PopUp, 172 Burnley St, Richmond, July 14 from 8am to 3pm;

Richmond: Status Quo PopUp, 172 Burnley St, Richmond, July 15 from 8am to 3pm;

Richmond: Status Quo PopUp, 172 Burnley St, Richmond, July 16 from 8am to 3pm;

Richmond: Status Quo PopUp, 172 Burnley St, Richmond, July 17 from 8am to 3pm;

Cremorne: Sloane Ranger, 13 Cremorne Street, Cremorne, July 14 from 8.25am to 9.10am;

Cremorne: Sloane Ranger, 13 Cremorne Street, Cremorne, July 15 from 8.25am to 9.05am;

Lilydale Line: Blackburn Station to Southern Cross Station, July 15 from 6.59am to 7.27am;

Belgrave Line: Southern Cross Station to Blackburn Station, July 15 from 4.45pm to 5.13pm;

Richmond: Cheeky Monkey Cafe, 101 – 103 Swan Street, Richmond, July 16 from 8.10am to 8.25am;

Glen Iris: Leo’s Fine Food and Wine Supermarket, 2 Summerhill Road, Glen Iris, July 14 from 12.33pm to 1.18pm;

St Kilda: Victorian Cricket Association – General Office, Lakeside Drive, St Kilda, July 15 from 1.40pm to 2.10pm;

Camberwell: Overhear Coffee and Food, 1369 Toorak Road, Camberwell, July 14 from 9.15am to 9.50am;

Camberwell: Overhear Coffee and Food, 1369 Toorak Road, Camberwell, July 15 from 8am to 8.35am;

Camberwell: Overhear Coffee and Food, 1369 Toorak Road, Camberwell, July 16 from 9.15am to 10am;

Camberwell: Overhear Coffee and Food, 1369 Toorak Road, Camberwell, July 17 from 1.15pm to 1.55pm.

Blackburn Railway Station has been listed as an exposure site. Picture: Luis Enrique Ascui

The following venues have been listed as tier 3 exposure sites, meaning contacts need to monitor for symptoms:

Blackburn: Blackburn Railway Station, Railway Road, Blackburn, July 15 from 6.45am to 7.30am;

Docklands: Southern Cross Station, Spencer Street, Docklands, July 15 from 7.27am to 8am;

Docklands: Southern Cross Station, Spencer Street, Docklands, July 15 from 4.42pm to 5.15pm;

Blackburn: Blackburn Railway Station, Railway Road, Blackburn, July 15 from 5.13pm to 5.45pm.

Victorians have been urged to check the health department website for the full list of exposure sites across the state.

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