Mercury (Hobart)

Covid- 19 high- risk premises

- JESSICA HOWARD

TWO new Victorian locations have been added to the list of high risk premises where people with cases of coronaviru­s have visited, with Tasmanians urged to regularly check the updated list.

On Wednesday, Victoria reported only one new locallyacq­uired case of coronaviru­s, with the source of the infection still under investigat­ion.

The Victorian Department of Health and Human Services listed several premises within the Chadstone Shopping Centre on December 26, and a specific section of the MCG on December 27, as settings where this infection may have been acquired.

Tasmanian Director of Public Health Mark Veitch said anyone now in Tasmania who was at either of these places on these days should check the specific locations and times at www. dhhs. vic. gov. au/ case- locations- and- outbreaks and contact the Tasmanian Public health Hotline on 1800 671 738 for further advice.

Tasmania now has designated 19 premises in Victoria as high- risk premises listed at https:// coronaviru­s. tas. gov. au/ t r avellers- and- vi s i t ors/ comi n g - t o - t a s m a n i a / t r a v e l - alert# victoriahi­gh.

Also on Wednesday, NSW reported four new locally- acquired COVID- 19 infections, of which two were household contacts of known cases.

Another case is a man from Western Sydney who was infected at the Berala BWS on Christmas Eve before travelling to Broken Hill, Orange and Nyngan last weekend before developing symptoms. No further cases linked to this man have been diagnosed.

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