Media release – Dr Mark Veitch, Director of Public Health, 14 July 2021
COVID-19 update – Victoria
A members’ area of an AFL game in Melbourne last Saturday evening has been declared a high-risk premises following advice from Victorian health authorities that it was attended by a person with COVID-19 while they were infectious.
Anyone who was in level two of the Melbourne Cricket Club members’ area at the MCG during the game between Carlton and Geelong between 4 and 8pm on Saturday 10 July needs to immediately self-isolate and contact the Public Health Hotline on 1800 671 738 to arrange testing.
Anyone else in Tasmania who attended the game but was not in that specific area does not need to take any action apart from monitoring themselves for any cold or flu-like symptoms. If any develop, even mildly, they must self-isolate and contact the Public Health Hotline on 1800 671 738 to arrange a test.
A number of other premises in Victoria have also been declared as high-risk by the Tasmanian Director of Public Health because they were visited by cases linked to outbreaks in New South Wales.
Anyone in Tasmania who has been in Victoria on or since 8 July should check the list of premises at https://www.coronavirus.tas.
If you have been at any of the high-risk premises at the specified dates and times, self-isolate immediately and call the Public Health Hotline on 1800 671 738 to arrange a test.
Anyone who has been at any of these high-risk premises at the specified date and time and is intending to travel to Tasmania will not be permitted to enter the state.
People are also reminded check the list of sites in Tasmania attended by a person who tested positive for COVID-19 after leaving the state and arriving in the UK. It is critical that anyone who was at any of these venues self-isolates and contacts the Public Health Hotline on 1800 671 738 to get tested. Once people who were at these Tasmanian sites receive a negative test result, they are no longer required to isolate.
If you have any symptoms of a cold or flu, no matter how mild, please get tested for COVID-19 by calling the Public Health Hotline. Testing for COVID-19 gives public health authorities the best chance of detecting cases early enough to prevent an outbreak.
Please use the Check in TAS app whenever you enter a businesses or venues displaying the Check in TAS QR code. This information will be critical for contact tracing if a case occurs in Tasmania.
Visit www.coronavirus.tas.gov.au for the latest Tasmanian information.
