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Victorian Update Premier Feb 3 (late night)
Late today notified
26 yo man from Noble Park positive
Was working as RSO as part of Australian Open HQ
Last worked at Grand Hyatt on Jan 29 and tested negative that day
Subsequent symptoms and tested which is positive
Late today notified
26 yo man from Noble Park positive
Was working as RSO as part of Australian Open HQ
Last worked at Grand Hyatt on Jan 29 and tested negative that day
Subsequent symptoms and tested which is positive
Now in health hotel an household contacts isolated
If any symptoms please test-as always
No need to panic
Number of exposure sites
Don't rule out adding to this
No need to panic
Number of exposure sites
Don't rule out adding to this
Sat 30th
Club Noble
23-330 pm
Aces sporting range
Keysborrough
10-1115 pm
Sunday 31st
Northpoint Cafe Brighton
8-930 am
Kmart Brandon Park
430-510 pm
Coles Springvale
5-6 pm
Monday Feb 1
Bunnings Springvale
1130am -1215 pm
Club Noble
23-330 pm
Aces sporting range
Keysborrough
10-1115 pm
Sunday 31st
Northpoint Cafe Brighton
8-930 am
Kmart Brandon Park
430-510 pm
Coles Springvale
5-6 pm
Monday Feb 1
Bunnings Springvale
1130am -1215 pm
Melbourne Golf Academy
Driving range
Heatherton
519-630 pm
Been to any site and any symptoms test tomorrow morning and do not wait
Driving range
Heatherton
519-630 pm
Been to any site and any symptoms test tomorrow morning and do not wait
1159 pm tonight reinstate the NYE
Private gatherings 15 only
Masks inside public or private gathering
Pausing the shift to 75% pribvte and public sectors on Monday
Public -25%
Private 50%
Private gatherings 15 only
Masks inside public or private gathering
Pausing the shift to 75% pribvte and public sectors on Monday
Public -25%
Private 50%
Won't be releasing MH report tomorrow
Jeroen
Full contact tracing underway
Talking to individual tonight -providing outstanding info
8 exposure sites are on website
Sought to reach out to all tonight orgs tonight -haven't yet
If been at any site -get tested tomorrow and do not delay
Full contact tracing underway
Talking to individual tonight -providing outstanding info
8 exposure sites are on website
Sought to reach out to all tonight orgs tonight -haven't yet
If been at any site -get tested tomorrow and do not delay
Additional testing
13 major test sites all open 8 am for 12 hrs and additional lanes on drive throughs
Will be warmer day
Additional test capacity at Brighton and Monash Uni and additional sites to confirm in the morning
13 major test sites all open 8 am for 12 hrs and additional lanes on drive throughs
Will be warmer day
Additional test capacity at Brighton and Monash Uni and additional sites to confirm in the morning
Will do mobile testing of close contacts
Testing close contacts tonight
Testing close contacts tonight
Update tomorrow on how we are progressing
If been to exposure sites or feel in any way unwell test tomorrow without delay
If been to exposure sites or feel in any way unwell test tomorrow without delay
Person is a CFA volunteer and has been to at least one function and contacting people through CFA to find any people who may have been impacted
Taking extraordinary samples from waste water from SE catchment-do it multiple times a week but taking extra samples
Taking extraordinary samples from waste water from SE catchment-do it multiple times a week but taking extra samples
Any early indications breached protocol ?
No
Has provided detailed info and grateful to him
HAs been able to retrace movements with degree of specificity worth a lot to us
No
Has provided detailed info and grateful to him
HAs been able to retrace movements with degree of specificity worth a lot to us
Will also review CCTV etc to ensure no protocol problems
Not pursuing 0 forever, in fact had cases over Christmas
Australian Open?
A number of players or officials who are casual contacts and they are isolating until negative test
May have impact on tomorrows play in lead up event
A number of players or officials who are casual contacts and they are isolating until negative test
May have impact on tomorrows play in lead up event
Tested negative on PCR nasal swab on last day of working and it was negative
So nominated sites based on when may have been infectious
So nominated sites based on when may have been infectious
When were you aware of positive test?
630 pm tonight
Was meeting until 7 pm and spent most of night talking about these matters
630 pm tonight
Was meeting until 7 pm and spent most of night talking about these matters
Which CFA?
Noble Park
Was at Club Noble with CFA volunteers for a social function
Interviews take time
If at sites or symptoms test tomorrow
Noble Park
Was at Club Noble with CFA volunteers for a social function
Interviews take time
If at sites or symptoms test tomorrow
Genomics will take a little while -couple of days
Assuming it is the UK strain
Thing spreads so quickly -we've got UK, Japan SA-all high level of infectivity
With abundance of caution assuming the worst
Smart thing to do
Inconvenient for some
Better to be risk averse
Thing spreads so quickly -we've got UK, Japan SA-all high level of infectivity
With abundance of caution assuming the worst
Smart thing to do
Inconvenient for some
Better to be risk averse
Need people to test tomorrow
if can get back to 30 people int he home or mask protocols we will but tonight will change at midnight
if can get back to 30 people int he home or mask protocols we will but tonight will change at midnight
You can test negative and follow every protocol and can be working in a system
Were UK strain in there (Grand Hyatt hotel)
Need to get genomics back
I think there were 6 cases in there
Need to get genomics back
I think there were 6 cases in there
Does the fact that you are not announcing lockdown tonight speak to you having confidence not necessary or too early?
Both to be honest
It is early
Have gotten to this early
Both to be honest
It is early
Have gotten to this early
These are appropriate steps to take tonight
IF CHO recommends different things will announce different things
IF CHO recommends different things will announce different things
This will be counted as CT -cases this afternoon are not CT as within HQ
This was worst case scenario bringing Aust Open her?
Wouldn't say that
Wouldn't say that
CHO
One case
have exposure info coming in rapidly and people will step up and test and isolate and if all do that then will get on tip of it
One case
have exposure info coming in rapidly and people will step up and test and isolate and if all do that then will get on tip of it
All you need is the info of where he has been and wrap PH response around it to get on top of it
People in Grand Hyatt were in rooms
Positive cases are moved out to Medihotel
No-one who was positive was in there beyond Jan 22
Lot of tennis players and their entourage will be coming up to 14 days
Positive cases are moved out to Medihotel
No-one who was positive was in there beyond Jan 22
Lot of tennis players and their entourage will be coming up to 14 days
Test show he had high viral load, some close contacts expect to be cases
Contacted them now and isolated so if that occurs won't be further transmission
Contacted them now and isolated so if that occurs won't be further transmission
Confident protocols are still right ?
Revisit everything every single time so when something like this comes up will dig into specific circumstances
Did paper for AHPPC to have test before you finish job and before go on holidays -not always easy
Revisit everything every single time so when something like this comes up will dig into specific circumstances
Did paper for AHPPC to have test before you finish job and before go on holidays -not always easy
Same settings as Black rock period for masks
Happy with time frame between detection of virus and where we are today?
Absolutely
Test came through this afternoon and already ramped use every aspect of response
Absolutely
Test came through this afternoon and already ramped use every aspect of response
Premier
Spoken to PM and all the first ministers
Grateful for offers of support and best wishes
Repeats to test -can't stress it enough
Spoken to PM and all the first ministers
Grateful for offers of support and best wishes
Repeats to test -can't stress it enough
Are the affected workers in HQ
They are in a health hotel and their close contacts are being supported to isolate as well
They are in a health hotel and their close contacts are being supported to isolate as well
He works for us-not a private contractor
Works for CQV
He was a resident support officer doing hallway duty and that sort of stuff
He is fully trained and able to provide us with detailed rundowns on where he has been
Works for CQV
He was a resident support officer doing hallway duty and that sort of stuff
He is fully trained and able to provide us with detailed rundowns on where he has been
Worth a lot in the first few hours of one of these outbreaks to have all the info you need
Very very grateful to him
We will talk in the morning says Dan
Very very grateful to him
We will talk in the morning says Dan
