Tuesday, 11 May 2021 11:55 AM MYT
A man in his 30s, who recently returned from overseas and had completed his hotel quarantine in South Australia state, tested positive for the virus today morning, authorities said. Reuters file pic
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SYDNEY, May 11 ― Australia s second most populous state reported a locally acquired Covid-19 case for the first time in more than two months today, sending authorities scrambling to find the source of the infection amid concern about a new outbreak.
A man in his 30s, who returned from India in mid-April and completed mandatory two-week hotel quarantine in neighbouring South Australia, tested positive for the virus after developing symptoms over the weekend, authorities said.
Covid 19 coronavirus: Where Melbourne man caught virus revealed
12 May, 2021 08:51 AM
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The Curry Vault Indian Restaurant is seen closed for Covid-19 cleaning after an infected man had visited there recently in Melbourne, Australia. Photo / Getty Images
The Curry Vault Indian Restaurant is seen closed for Covid-19 cleaning after an infected man had visited there recently in Melbourne, Australia. Photo / Getty Images
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By: Rhiannon Tuffield and Anton Nilsson
Victoria authorities have confirmed a Melbourne man who tested positive for Covid-19 likely caught the illness in a hotel quarantine facility in South Australia.
Officials have made contact with hundreds of thousands of Melburnians in an attempt to narrow down the risk of a Covid-19 spread after the man visited multiple venues across the city.
Man tested positive for coronavirus at Melbourne house after hotel quarantine in Adelaide, South Australia
He started developing symptoms on May 8 and returned a positive test Monday while back in Melbourne
Had travelled on two trains and dined at an Indian restaurant in the CBD on May 7 as well as several shops
Hundreds of commuters have been ordered to isolate and watch for symptoms after being exposed to Covid
New alert for passengers on Jetstar JQ771 to Melbourne from Adelaide on May 4 with all told to isolate
Health officials pleaded Victorians to use QR code check-in system at venues after many did not register
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The Victorian man who tested positive after completing hotel quarantine in South Australia has returned another positive test, but his three household contacts have not.
He underwent the mandatory 14-day quarantine period in South Australia after returning to Australia and arrived back in Victoria on May 4.
He began displaying COVID symptoms when he returned to his Wollert home on May 8 and got tested on May 10 before returning a positive result on Tuesday morning.
Victoria Health Minister Martin Foley outlined the tier-one sites the infected man visited. People who visited these sites must get tested and isolate for 14 days.
Belgium to allow 200 people at venues from 9 June
Updated / Tuesday, 11 May 2021
17:38
Restaurants and bars in Belgium reopened on Saturday, 8 May, for outdoor dining
Belgium will allow indoor drinking, dining and entertainment venues for audiences of up to 200 people to reopen from June 9, the country s prime minister said today.
Cafes and restaurants with outdoor seating reopened on Saturday after almost seven months, but theatres and cinemas have remained closed. We have taken giant steps forward, in the vaccination campaign, Prime Minister Alexander de Croo said, justifying the long-awaited easing.
By 9 June, Belgium expects to have vaccinated 80% of people over 65 and vulnerable people, he said.