Tara Murray
Thousands of people will have to isolate for 14 days after the Department of Health and Human Services listed Melbourne Airport terminal four as a high COVID-19 exposure sites.
After earlier adding Brunetti’s cafe at the airport to the list after a worker tested positive, that has now been expanded to include the whole terminal.
Anyone who visited the site between 4.45am and 1.15pm on Tuesday February 9, must immediately isolate, get tested and then isolate for 14 days.
It has been reported that more than 3,500 people either flew from or landed at that terminal.
Latest figures from the department released this morning show 13 COVID-19 cases are linked to the Holiday Inn hotel at the airport, including five announced late yesterday.
Other previously announced exposure sites include Dan Murphy’s in Sunshine on February 5 between 5.50pm and 6.30pm and the following day between 6.50 pm and 7.30pm; Off Ya Tree at Watergardens Shopping Centre on Saturday between 1.00pm and 1.52pm; and Marciano’s Cakes in Mitchell Street, Maidstone on February 5 between 9.45am and 10.25am.
Meanwhile, Hume residents are being urged to be alert for COVID-19 symptoms, after traces of the virus were detected in wastewater in Broadmeadows and Roxburgh Park.
Earlier this week, Health Minister Martin Foley revealed that traces had also been found in wastewater at Coburg, Reservoir and Glenwood.
“We have uncovered a number of unexpected detections, something to which we now know we need to be alert to,” he said.
