Seven new hot spots added after new Victorian virus cases
Seven new locations around Melbourne have now been declared high risk for Tasmanians, with travellers urged to self isolate if they’ve been in these areas. SEE FULL LIST OF 24 HOT SPOTS >>
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SEVEN new locations around Melbourne have now been declared high risk by Tasmania’s Public Health, with travellers urged to self isolate if they’ve been in these areas.
Tasmanian Public Health Services is responding to the situation in Victoria where two more cases of COVID-19 linked to a quarantine hotel were confirmed yesterday afternoon.
Contact tracing of one of these cases has identified seven locations in the Melbourne suburb of Sunbury that were visited by the case while they may have been infectious. Public Health Services has been advised the other case did not have community exposures.
These seven locations (at eight specific times) have now been declared high risk by the Tasmanian Director of Public Health:
- Bakers Delight in Sunbury Square Shopping Centre on Friday 5 February from 3.40pm to 4.15pm.
- Aldente Deli in Sunbury Square Shopping Centre on Friday 5 February from 3.45pm to 4.23pm.
- Sushi Sushi in Sunbury Square Shopping Centre on Friday 5 February from 3.53pm to 4.28pm.
- PJ’s Pet Warehouse in Sunbury on Friday 5 February from 3.37pm to 4.10pm.
- Asian Star in Sunbury Square Shopping Centre on Friday 5 February from 3.57pm to 4.30pm.
- Sunny Life Massage in Sunbury Square Shopping Centre on Saturday 6 February from 4.30pm to 6.30pm.
- Cellarbrations in Sunbury on Saturday 6 February from 6.17pm to 7.02pm and on Sunday 7 February from 6.17pm to 7.02pm.
In addition to these locations, the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport has been declared a high risk premises at all times from 27 January to 9 February 2021.
The government said if you were at any of these locations, or at the Holiday Inn at Melbourne Airport at the specified dates and times, you must self-isolate immediately and call the Public Health Hotline on 1800 671 738 for further advice.
The locations added today are in addition to 17 premises (on 18 days) in Victoria that remain designated as high-risk because other recent cases were at these locations when they may have been infectious.
All locations are listed HERE. Please check the list regularly if you were in Victoria on or after 27 January and are now in Tasmania.
If you were at any of the high-risk locations at the specified dates and times, you must self-isolate immediately and call the Public Health Hotline on 1800 671 738 for further advice.
People, including returning Tasmanians, planning to travel to Tasmania from Victoria who have been at the high-risk locations will be required to apply to the Deputy State Controller to enter Tasmania.
If allowed to enter they will be required to quarantine in a government-designated hotel for 14 days.
Visit www.coronavirus.tas.gov.au for the latest Tasmanian information.
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