WA has recorded one new case of Covid-19 after an infected teamster from NSW travelled into the state – sparking fears for Saturday’s AFL Grand Final In a snap media conference on Wednesday afternoon, Health Minister Roger Cook said the teamster tested negative on September 13, travelled into Western Australia on the 16th of September and left on the 17th The driver tested positive after undergoing a test on September 19, while their co-driver returned a negative test.
The two drivers travelled through South Australia where the person was infectious at various stops since September 15, with chief health officer Nicola Spurrier particularly concerned about the men’s shower block at Caltex within the remote town of Penong within the state’s west The case was at this location last Wednesday from 9.30pm to 11.20pm and again on Saturday from 3.30pm to 5.30pm, while they also stopped at Port Augusta, Direk and Wudina They then travelled to WA and stopped at Coolgardie, Southern Cross and Northam within the regions on their way into the state before arriving in Kewdale in Perth WA Health Minister Roger Cook revealed a teamster spent two days within the state before testing positive. NCA NewsWire / Tony McDonough
WA Health Minister Roger Cook revealed a teamster spent two days within the state before testing positive. NCA NewsWire / Tony McDonoug hey also stopped at Chidlow, again at Southern Cross and Balladonia on their way back to the east The infected driver has had one dose of the Pfizer vaccine, while the vaccination status of the second driver remains under investigation.
Mr Cook warned the small print surrounding the case could change as contact tracers frantically worked to verify the knowledge He said the drivers had minimal contact with the general public and that they had told health authorities they wore masks in the least times while outside of the truck cabin Anyone who has visited any listed exposure site should get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result or as directed,” Mr Cook said.
“We will keep you updated this afternoon and supply any information because it involves hand Given that the opposite driver is negative, that we understand their movements and therefore the short time they were in WA, I’m confident (there won’t be a mass outbreak) but I’m not an expert Those exposure locations are going to be listed on the WA Health website About 60,000 AFL fans from across the country are expected to descend on Western Australia within the coming days, where they’re going to watch the ultimate with no masks or enforced social distancing.
The state paid nothing except the promise of a crowd for the sport – an enormous discount on the $10 million plus paid by the Queensland Government in 2020 Police Commissioner Chris Dawson said supported the present health advice there would be no changes to the AFL Grand Final being held in Perth or the conditions surrounding the event.
He did ask people to go to the sport early and not all crowd round the gates at the eleventh hour The commissioner said there would be “extensive policing” at Optus Stadium, round the grounds and at other venues like hotels and other events persisted Grand Final Day.
“Let’s use your sense ,” Mr Dawson said.
“We ask people to enjoy the chance , the atmosphere, the event and don’t roll in the hay at the danger of others or yourself Mr Cook said Wednesday’s Covid scare was “another reason why people should take seriously their obligation to urge themselves vaccinated We know we’ll be ready to change the way we answer outbreaks if we’ve high levels of vaccination,” he said.
Prof Spurrier said health authorities would continue investigating the case and consult counterparts in NSW and WA There’s 10 sites, overall, and therefore the other sites require quarantine from 14 days from the date of exposure,” she told reporters Now we’re already a time faraway from those original exposures so there’s tons of labor to try to to , chasing up with people We are browsing normal processes in order that includes getting the QR coding information from our database, then we’ll SMS people especially but we all know that nobody uses QR codes.