Covid 19 coronavirus: Victoria s first case in 56 days after Perth to Melbourne flight
23 Apr, 2021 01:26 AM
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A man flew into Victoria from Perth while infectious. Photo / NCA
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Victoria s streak of no locally acquired Covid-19 cases has come to an end, with one new local case confirmed.
Victorian Health Minister Martin Foley confirmed today a Victorian man contracted the virus in a Perth quarantine hotel before travelling to Melbourne this week.
The man was deemed a close contact of a positive case when he touched down in Melbourne on April 21 on Qantas flight QF778 and has been isolating since then.
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Metropolitan Perth and the Peel region will go into a three-day lockdown from midnight local time on Friday after a hotel quarantine outbreak led to community COVID-19 transmission.
West Australian Premier Mark McGowan said the lockdown was a necessary measure after two people, including a man who stayed in hotel quarantine before flying to Melbourne, spent days in the community while infectious.
Anzac Day dawn services will be cancelled and all people in the affected regions must now wear masks when leaving their homes. I know this is hard to take and I wish we didn t need to be doing this, Mr McGowan told reporters on Friday afternoon.
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A Victorian man contracted COVID-19 in a Perth quarantine hotel before travelling to Melbourne this week.
The man, from Melbourneâs eastern suburbs, arrived here on Wednesday, April 21 and was advised upon his arrival that he was a close contact of a positive case because the virus was transmitting on the manâs Perth Mecure hotel floor.
As a result, he travelled directly home and has been isolating ever since, Health Minister Martin Foley said.
Health Minister Martin Foley this week.
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The manâs room at the hotel was adjacent to a room occupied by a COVID-19 positive person. He received his positive test result on Friday morning in Victoria.