Anyone who has visited a Victorian COVID-19 exposure site will be shut out from some states or forced into mandatory quarantine.
Other jurisdictions were quick to slap down new rules on Victorian travellers after a shock new case was revealed on Tuesday.
A man in his 30s tested positive after arriving home to Melbourne. He had just completed 14 days hotel quarantine in South Australia, sparking fears about how he contracted the disease.
He had tested negative four times during his stay at Adelaide’s Playford Hotel.
Victoria’s chief health officer, professor Brett Sutton, said the man had returned to Australia from India on April 19, but most likely caught the virus in hotel quarantine.
People queue to be tested in Melbourne. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Ian CurrieSource:News Corp Australia
The man returned to his Wollert home in Victoria on May 4, and developed symptoms four days later.
He was confirmed to have COVID-19 on Tuesday, sparking a “full public health response”.
Victoria’s Department of Health has compiled a list of places the man visited while potentially infectious, which include a busy Woolworths, and have told anyone who was there at the same time to get tested and self-isolate.
Depending on the location visited, people were considered either close or casual contacts.
The other states and territories have since offered their own advice about what people who have been to those exposure sites need to do.
NEW SOUTH WALES
NSW Health issued a statement on Tuesday which said anyone who has been to one of the listed exposure sites and is already in the state, must contact the department immediately.
People who have been in Greater Melbourne since May 6 have ben urged to check the Victorian government’s list of exposure sites and follow their advice.
*RE-ISSUE* ⚠️PUBLIC HEALTH ALERT – VICTORIA⚠️
People arriving in New South Wales from the Greater Melbourne area from 6am on Wednesday 12 May must complete a declaration which confirms they have not attended a venue of concern: https://t.co/A0BBslsHTapic.twitter.com/giD3Tx6ZUJ
From 6am Wednesday, anyone arriving in NSW from Victoria must fill out a declaration form to confirm they have not attended a venue of concern,
QUEENSLAND
Those arriving in Queensland from Victoria after 1am Thursday who have been to a listed exposure site at the same time as the COVID-19 case will be forced to complete 14 days in hotel quarantine
For anyone already in Queensland who has been to a venue of concern they must call the state’s COVID hotline immediately. They will be told to quarantine at home or in a hotel.
Queensland Health said anyone who has come from Victoria but not visited a hot spot venue should monitor for symptoms.
SOUTH AUSTRALIA
SA Health said anyone who has been at a venue listed by Victorian health officials must self-isolate at home, get tested and fill out a health survey.
“Anyone who has been in the Victoria since May 6 should closely monitor for symptoms and get tested as soon as they develop, no matter how mild,” the department said.
Victorian Dept of Health has identified a number of COVID-19 public exposure locations: https://t.co/KaSN284mNM
If you visited any of the locations you should self-quarantine and complete this form to notify SA Health: https://t.co/WnPRxl0Yel
More info: https://t.co/4sJYadglJupic.twitter.com/qUviIbjSLT
Those on the man’s flight from Adelaide to Melbourne have been told to isolate for 14 days.
TASMANIA
Travellers will be shut out of Tasmania if they have visited a high-risk venue.
Anyone who has arrived in Tasmania from Victoria on or after May 5 has been contacted and advised to review the list of exposure sites.
If they’ve been at any of these sites they must self-isolate at home.
WESTERN AUSTRALIA
WA’s chief health officer Dr Andrew Robertson said anyone who had visited exposure sites in Victoria at the specified times should get tested immediately for COVID-19 and quarantine for 14 days from the date of exposure.
“We believe any risk to WA remains very low,” he said.
States have responded to Victoria’s new case. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Ian CurrieSource:News Corp Australia
Those arriving in WA from Victoria have been told to monitor symptoms and get tested immediately if they develop.
NORTHERN TERRITORY
Similar rules and advice applies in the Northern Territory.
Anyone who arrives from Wednesday and has been to a ‘tier 1 venue, or is considered a close contact, will go into a mandatory two-week supervised quarantine.
Those who have already arrived but have been to a listed venue need to isolate for two weeks at home from the day they were potentially exposed to the virus.
If they’ve arrived since May 5 and are considered a casual contact (tier 2) they must get a test and isolate until it’s negative. Anyone else should monitor symptoms.
AUSTRALIAN CAPITAL TERRITORY
ACT Health said people should visit the Victorian government website about the list of exposure sites and follow their advice and directions.
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