New South Wales records four new local cases of coronavirus including one mystery case - as thousands of fans are told not to attend the SCG tomorrow
18-year-old man drove from Berala to Orange, Nyngan and Broken Hill on road trip with friends over New Year
Thousands went to a BWS at Berala which was exposed to the virus from 22 December to 31 December
The cluster was sparked by a patient transport worker who caught the virus from returned overseas travellers
Masks are mandatory for the Australia-India Test match which will go ahead at the SCG on Thursday
Victorian coronavirus case could have been caught at MCG cricket Test, Chadstone Shopping Centre Boxing Day sales
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Professor Allen Cheng says the mystery case attended the MCG during day two of the Melbourne Test.
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The MCG has been listed as a potential COVID-19 acquisition site after a man attended day two of the Boxing Day Test and later tested positive to coronavirus.
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It is believed the man was not infectious while at the MCG, but could have caught the virus there
MCG and Chadstone Shopping Centre investigated as acquisition sites for coronavirus as NSW reports four locally acquired cases and pushes ahead with Sydney Test
Victoria, Queensland, NSW have new cases Victoria has recorded one new coronavirus case and another two in hotel quarantine as more than 37,000 people were tested.
Health by Jack Paynter and staff writers 6th Jan 2021 8:49 AM | Updated: 9:47 AM Thousands of people are being urged to get tested in Melbourne after a new mystery case may have picked up his infection from either the MCG or stores in the Chadstone Shopping Centre. Infectious disease physician Allen Cheng said a 30-year-old man - whose infection can t be linked to another case or a high risk location - attended day two of the Melbourne Test on December 27.