November 8, 2024

Victoria coronavirus exposure sites: Bendigo on alert after Covid-19 exposure at venue

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Victorian health authorities are urging people who spent time at popular bars in Melbourne’s Prahran and South Yarra on Saturday night to get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days.

As Melbourne’s latest cluster ballooned to 15 cases, the state’s Health Minister Martin Foley said he was particularly concerned about the “large number” of exposure sites linked to some cases, with 48 exposure sites now listed on the Department of Health’s website.

One of the new cases visited three venues on Chapel St and Commercial Rd on Saturday night and Sunday morning.

“If you were at the following venues at the following times, you are required to get tested and quarantine immediately for 14 days,” Mr Foley said.

  • Three Monkeys on Chapel St, between 9.10-11pm on Saturday, May 22 and 12.30am-2am on Sunday, May 23;
  • Somewhere Bar on Chapel St, between 10.30pm-1am on May 22-May 23;
  • Circus Bar on Commercial Road, South Yarra, between 1.30-4.15am on Sunday, May 23.
  • “These times overlap, because the public health team have built in a buffer,” Mr Foley said.

    “If you do not know where you were, then you should call the coronavirus hotline, just to get further reassurance.”

    It comes as Victorian health officials issued a coronavirus warning for a shop in the regional city of Bendigo.

    A person that later tested positive to coronavirus visited a hairdresser there at the weekend, prompting fears the Melbourne coronavirus cluster could have spread into the regions.

    Anyone who was at the hair salon Bendigo Hairfolk on 33 Williamson Street on May 22, between 9.40am and 10.10am, should get tested and isolate until receiving a negative result.

    Bendigo is located 160km northwest of Melbourne, a drive of about two hours.

    The hairdresser is one of many venues where authorities have warned the virus could have spread.

    There was also an alert for the nearby town of Axedale, where a person who later tested positive attended a lunchtime function at a local tavern.

    Anybody who was at the Axedale Tavern on 105 High Street on Sunday between 11.45am and 1.30pm should get tested immediately and quarantine for 14 days from exposure.

    The Department of Health added dozens more exposure sites across Melbourne on Wednesday morning.

    Anyone who visited these TIER ONE locations need to get tested and either quarantine for 14 days from exposure.

  • AXEDALE; Axedale Tavern; 105 High Street; 11.45am-1.30pm on May 25
  • BENDIGO; Hairfolk; 33 Williamson Street; 9.40-10.10am on May 22
  • BUNDOORA; Jump! Swim Schools; 4/37 The Concord; 8.55-10.15am on May 21
  • CLIFTON HULL; McDonalds; 199 Queens Parade; 6-7pm on May 22
  • COBURG; BP Southvale; 303 Bell Street; 8.10am-8.3S0am on May 22
  • COBURG; The Nicholson Coffee House; 6/14-20 Nicholson Street; 12pm-1pm on May 22
  • EPPING; Nando’s Epping; Stop 17 Dalton Village; 351-371 Dalton Road; 8.30-9.20am on May 24
  • EPPING; Woolworths Epping North; Shop 13, 2 Lyndarum Drive; 4.45-5.50pm on May 22
  • EPPING; The Furniture Trade; 102-120 Cooper Street; 12-12.50pm on May 18
  • EPPING; JMD Grocers & Sweets; 768 High Street; 10.30am-1pm on May 17
  • EPPING; Woolworths; Shop Q003, Pacific Epping Cooper Street and High Street; 6.25-7.15pm on May 20
  • EPPING; Coles; Shop Q002, Pacific Epping Cooper Street and High Street; 6.46-7.35pm on May 20
  • FITZROY NORTH; Secco and Co; 414 Nicholson Street; 7.35-8.55pm on May 22
  • MARIBYRNONG; Smiggle, Highpoint Shopping Centre; 5.55-6.30pm on May 20
  • MARIBYRNONG; Kidstuff, Highpoint Shopping Centre; 5.20-5.55pm on May 20
  • MARIBYRNONG; Ishka, Highpoint Shopping Centre; 5.45-6.20pm on May 20
  • MARIBYRNONG; Lush Cosmetics, Highpoint Shopping Centre; 6.05-6.45pm on May 20
  • PORT MELBOURNE; Port Park Cafe; 7/484 Graham St; 12.30pm-1pm on May 24
  • PORT MELBOURNE; The Local; 22-24 Bay St; 1.40pm-3.30pm on May 21
  • PORT MELBOURNE; Bay 101 Cafe; 7/101 Bay St; 7.30am-8.20am on May 24
  • PRAHAN; Somewhere Bar, 181 Chapel Street; 10.30pm-1am on May 22-23
  • PRAHAN; Three Monkeys, 210 Chapel Street; 9.10-11pm on May 22; and 12.30-2am on May 23
  • THORNBURY; Little Tienda; 410 Station St; 7.45am-8.20am on May 22; Tier 1 health advice
  • Anyone who visited these TIER TWO locations should get tested and isolate until they return a negative result

  • BRUNSWICK; Futsal Brunswick; 409 Victoria St; 9-10am on May 23
  • EPPING;Epping North Shopping Centre; 2 Lyndarum Drive; 4.45-5.50pm on May 24
  • EPPING; House and Party; 2 Lyndarum Drive; 5.15-5.50pm on May 22
  • EPPING; Urban Diner Food Court, Pacific Epping Shopping Centre; 1.15-2.30pm on May 23
  • EPPING; Chemist Depot Epping, Pacific Epping Shopping Centre; 11.15am-12pm on May 23
  • EPPING; Aldi; 347-371 Dalton Road; 6am-4.30pm on May 23
  • EPPING; Chemist Warehouse; Shop 15, Dalton Village; 6.45-8pm on May 19
  • LALOR; Deep Indian Supermarket; 3/494 High Street; 7pm-8.30pm on May 20
  • LALOR: Fruits of Lalor; 328 Station Street; 12pm-1pm on May 19
  • LALOR; No. 1 Fruit Market; 37 May Road; 12pm-1pm on May 19
  • LALOR; Everfresh Fruit Market; 346 Station Street; 12pm-1pm on May 19
  • MARIBYRNONG; Highpoint Shopping Centre, all other areas on levels 2 and 3 excluding specific Tier 1 sites; 5.15-6.35pm on May 20
  • MILL PARK; Bunnings; 761 Plenty Road; 4pm-6.30pm on May 20; Tier 2 health advice
  • PRESTON; Aldi Preston South, 15 Dundas Street; 3.45-4.15pm on May 23
  • RESERVOIR; B.T. Connor Reserve; 200 Broadhurst Ave; 8-11.30pm on May 21
  • RESERVOIR; P & C Indian Grocery & Convenience Store; 246 Broadway; 6-7pm on May 22
  • THOMASTOWN; ACTROL; 13-17 Brand Drive; 12pm-1.30pm on May 7;
  • THOMASTOWN; White Lion Automotive; 2/28 Lipton Drive; 12pm-1.30pm on May 20
  • TIER 1 health advice: Anyone who has visited a Tier 1 exposure site during the times listed must immediately isolate, get a coronavirus (Covid-19) test, and quarantine for 14 days from the date of exposure.

    TIER 2 health advice: Anyone who has visited a Tier 2 exposure site during times listed should urgently get a test and isolate until they receive a negative result.

    Earlier in the week a number of shopping centres in Melbourne’s northern suburbs, a Woolworths and a Nandos were among the exposure sites.

    The growing list of exposure sites has led to fears Melbourne could be plunged into a snap lockdown with new restrictions enforcing the wearing of masks indoors in all settings, a limit of five people allowed in homes, and no more than 30 for public gatherings.

    Authorities expect the restrictions to be in place until at least June 4 but they will be reviewed throughout this period.

    Victoria’s Acting Premier James Merlino would not rule out taking further measures, after Melbourne’s cluster grew to 15 cases on Wednesday.

    “The next 24 hours are going to be critical,” he said.

    “It’s good that everyone is linked at this stage, but we are concerned about the number and the kind of exposure sites.”

    Victorians who live in Greater Melbourne would still be able to travel to regional parts of the state but should continue to follow the restrictions wherever they visit.

    “For example, if you visit someone outside metropolitan Melbourne, they must have not more than five visitors at that house in that day,” he said.

    “Victorians visiting regional Victoria from Melbourne will also need to wear a face mask when indoors, even when outside metropolitan Melbourne, unless an exemption applies.”

    On Tuesday, chief health officer Professor Brett Sutton warned there were “chains of transmission” playing out from the list of known infections.

    “That is why I flagged public transport is a risk if you are on a packed carriage you do not know who you stand next to and you may be next to an infectious person,” he said.

    “I ask everyone to go back to those exposure sites on the website and, indeed, if they are going out for any gatherings, within limits from today and with 6pm restrictions in mind, go back to those exposure sites. If you have been to one of them, you should not go anywhere you should be tested.”

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