Boy, 3, and woman test positive for Covid cases in new Melbourne transmissions as a Woolworths, two pools and a bakery are added to the list of venues on red alert

• Victoria recorded two new local Covid-19 cases in Melbourne on Sunday 
• Three-year-old child and unrelated quarantine worker went to a Coburg function
• Both cases have been linked back to the Holiday Inn cluster, which is at 16
• Mother of three-year-old child has been tested three times with different results  

A three-year-old child has been identified as one of two new local cases in Melbourne while authorities say her potentially infectious mother has been tested three times with completely different results. 

Victorian Minister for Health Martin Foley said on Sunday the child and an unrelated hotel quarantine worker had attended a private dinner on Sydney Road, in Coburg, on February 6.  

‘They are from separate households,’ Mr Foley said. ‘Both have been in isolation since February 12 and both tested and returned a positive sample in isolation on February 13.’ 

He added the two new cases were linked to the Holiday Inn outbreak at Melbourne Airport, taking the total to 16 cases.   

Testing commander Jeroen Weimar revealed the mother of the three-year-old child has also been tested three times for Covid-19, but returned a different result each time.  

Melbourne has recorded two new local cases of Covid-19 and identified four more potential exposure sites (pictured, Victorian health minister Martin Foley)

the two new cases were linked to the Holiday Inn outbreak at Melbourne Airport, taking the total to 16 cases 

Melbourne has become deserted as the city enters its second day of a five-day long lockdown

‘Our epidemiologists and specialists are working with her and with our labs to be clear about the nature of what possible infection she may have, whether she is at the start of our infectious period or whether she is coming towards the end,’ he said. 

‘Serology is being done, and we will work out over the next few hours exactly where this individual stands.’ 

Authorities have also identified four more exposure sights after the three-year-old child and quarantine worker visited several venues while infected.   

One of the cases visited a Woolworths at Broadmeadows Central, in Melbourne’s north, between 12.15pm and 12.30pm on February 2. 

The person then visited Pascoe Vale Oak Park Sports and Aquatic Centre between 4pm and 7.30pm on February 10.

They also went to Elite Swimming in Pascoe Vale between 5pm and 6pm on February 8. 

Another positive Covid-19 case visited Broadmeadows Ferguson Plarre Bakehouse on Pascoe Vale Road between 12.30pm and 12.45pm on February 9.   

LATEST COVID EXPOSURE SITES:

Authorities identified on Sunday four more exposure sites in Melbourne.  

Broadmeadows: Woolworths, Broadmeadows Central, 12.15pm to 12.30pm on 9/2/2021. 

Broadmeadows: Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses, 12.30pm to 12.45pm on 9/2/2021  

Pascoe Vale: Elite Swimming Pascoe Vale, from 5pm to 6pm on 8/2/2021

Pascoe Vale:  Oak Park Sports and Aquatic Centre, from 4pm to 7.30pm 10/2/2021

‘If you have been to these sites you will need to isolate, to get tested and to stay isolated for 14 days,’ Mr Foley said.

‘That goes above and beyond the general circuit maker that we are currently in,’ he said. 

The health minister refused to comment further on the original Holiday Inn case after a man was accused of sparking the Covid-19 outbreak after using a nebuliser. 

‘Since I have been the minister for health I have made it crystal clear that I do not comment on individual cases and put people and families through trauma,’ he said.

‘And I will not be starting that today. This family needs to put all of its effort into getting well.’  

The new cases come after Greek tennis player Michail Pervolarakis tested positive to Covid-19 after he flew from Melbourne to South Africa.

Pervolarakis had represented his home country at the ATP Cup before he left the city on February 9. 

Tennis Australia says he tested negative to Covid-19 the day he left Melbourne. 

‘His own medical advice is that it was likely he contracted the virus in Doha or on the plane,’ a spokesperson said.

Pervolarakis took to Instagram on Saturday to say he was ‘completely asymptomatic’. 

‘I am completely asymptomatic at the moment and will have to quarantine in an isolation facility in Potchefstroom,’ he said on his Instagram account.

Greek tennis player Michail Pervolarakis (pictured) has also tested positive to Covid-19 after leaving Melbourne and travelling to South Africa 

Victorian Health Department named four more locations after one new infection was detected adding a Woolworths (pictured), two swimming pools and a bakery to the list

They also went to Elite Swimming in Pascoe Vale between 5pm and 6pm on February 8 

The person then visited Pascoe Vale Oak Park Sports and Aquatic Centre between 4pm and 7.30pm on February 10

‘I am not a person that complains, but I feel that I need to express my disappointment with the conditions we are in.’    

Victoria recorded one new case in hotel quarantine, bringing the total number of active cases in the state to 22.

Mr Weimar added all 12 staff had tested negative at the Brunetti Cafe in Terminal 4 at Melbourne Airport.

The cafe was listed as an exposure site after a Covid-19 positive person visited the venue on February 9. 

‘Of the 44 customers, customers we believe visited there during that time, 19 of those are interstate and are being supported by interstate colleagues,’ he said.

The outbreak, linked to the Holiday Inn hotel at Melbourne Airport, grew to 14 cases on Saturday, after a single additional case was recorded (pictured, cleaners in PPE disinfect the hotel on Wednesday)

The entire state was plunged into lockdown from 11.59pm on Friday in response to an outbreak at Melbourne Airport’s Holiday Inn, which has grown to 14 cases (pictured, empty sidewalk in Melbourne)

‘My thanks to our health teams in other states for the coordinated way in which we continue to work.’ 

Mr Weimar added viral fragments had also been found in wastewater in Coburg and South Melbourne. 

‘We have two detections that we are currently investigating. One is in the Coburg catchments which takes in Coburg, Coburg North, and the other is in the south of Melbourne, that Punt Road, Clarendon Street area, which we are keen to understand more of,’ he said.

‘We do have a couple of exposure sites, a few cafes in that area that are listed on our website, so I would really encourage people who are in Reservoir, Southbank, South Melbourne to be extra vigilant and come forward to be tested if you have any symptoms.’ 

Victoria has entered its second day of a five-day long lockdown as the state attempts to curb the spread of an outbreak at Melbourne Airport’s Holiday Inn.    

Millions have been plunged back into the hardship they thought had been left behind with the lengthy restrictions and economic sacrifices of 2020.

Florists and restaurants hoping to receive bumper trading for Valentine’s Day are gutted at the loss of income they will incur as fresh produce goes unsold.

Mr Foley said it was too early to tell whether the five-day lockdown would have to be extended. 

Melbourne was plunged into a snap five-day long lockdown on Friday (pictured, an empty Bourke Street Mall)

Millions have been plunged back into the hardship they thought had been left behind with the lengthy restrictions and economic sacrifices of 2020

‘What we have today is the first day of a five day quick snap shot to get ahead of this,’ he said.

‘It is too early to say whether we have been successful but the signs that show Victorians are doing the right thing, supporting each other, all of these are positive measures.’ 

The man accused of being at the centre of a the Hotel Inn outbreak had used a medical device for his asthma called a nebuliser in their hotel room, despite them being banned outside of medi-hotels.

The nebuliser’s use has been attributed to spread of coronavirus at the Holiday Inn.

Four venues were added to Victoria’s ‘tier 1’ public exposure sites were listed on Sunday morning (pictured, woman walking in locked-down Melbourne)

The man hit back at what he felt was authorities’ criticism of him, claiming he had declared the nebuliser to medical staff at the hotel.   

On Saturday however, head of the state’s hotel quarantine authority Emma Cassar denied he told staff about it.

‘I can categorically say that there is no evidence from our audit that he has raised this with our health team,’ she said.

Ms Cassar said the man had been badly treated by the media and she was sorry about his experience. 

‘We have never accused him of doing the wrong thing,’ she said. 

There are close to 1000 primary close contacts associated with the Holiday Inn cases who are isolating for 14 days and being tested. Their results are expected to start trickling through on Sunday and Monday.  

Premier Daniel Andrews said the number of identified close contacts would likely grow as contact tracers make inquiries

Mr Foley urged residents to get tested if they had visited the venues that have been listed as exposure sites

NEW RESTRICTIONS FOR VICTORIA FROM 11.59PM ON FRIDAY FEB 12

From Friday February 12 at 11.59pm, new rules apply to Victoria for five days until 11.59pm on Wednesday February 17 due to a worrying new outbreak of the UK mutant strain of Covid-19.

• Stage Four lockdown for the entire state
• Only four essential reasons to leave the house – essential shopping, essential work/education, care-giving or two hours of exercise per day
• All residents must stay within 5km of their home other than essential work or shopper
• Outdoor exercise must be with your household, intimate partner or one other person not from your household 
• Mandatory masks everywhere except your home
• No visitors to anyone’s home
• All non-essential shops will be closed 
• Public gatherings banned
• Work from home
• Schools closed except for vulnerable children
• Places of worship closed
• Weddings banned 
• Funerals capped at 10 people 
• Community spaces including swimming pools and libraries closed 

He defended the ‘circuit-breaker’ lockdown saying he could not ignore advice from experts.

‘I’ve got advice to do it. I’ve done it. It’s based on science,’ he said. 

Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton addressed concerns about legal provisions for the lockdown to go until February 26.

‘Nothing should be read into it as having any intention to extend a day beyond when we think they need to be in place. For now, that’s five days,’ he said.

Until 11.59pm on Wednesday, Victorians are only able to leave home to shop for essential items, provide or receive care, exercise and to work or study if they can’t from home.

Similar to stage-four restrictions last year, there’s a five-kilometre travel limit, compulsory face mask usage and no home visitors. 

Victoria has entered its second day of a five-day long lockdown as the state tries to curb the spread of a Covid-19 cluster

A woman is seen walking along the deserted Bourke Street Mall as Melbourne enters Stage 4 restrictions

Roads and Flinders Street Station have been emptied as the city pushes through its five-day lockdown

Latest Covid exposure sites: 

Craigieburn Line train (Broadmeadows Station to Glenroy Station) – 1.25pm – 1.59pm on 9/2/2021

901 bus route – (Melb Airport to Broadmeadows Station) – 1:02pm – 1:49pm on 9/2/2021 

513 bus route – (Glenroy Station towards Eltham) – 1.35pm – 2.17pm on 9/2/2021

Coburg: Function venue, 426 Sydney Rd – 7:14pm – 11:30pm on 6/2/2021

Hoppers Crossing: Coates Hire Werribee – 6.45am – 7.30am on 8/2/2021 

Hoppers Crossing: Caltex Woolworths – 6.40am – 7.15am on 8/2/2021 

South Melbourne: Stowe Australia – 10.30am – 10.45am on 8/2/2021

Melbourne Airport Terminal 4: Brunetti cafe. 04.45am-1.15pm on 9/2/2021

Brighton: North Point Cafe, 2B North Rd. 08.10-09.30 on 31/1/2021. Case dined outside and used bathroom

Brandon Park: Kmart, Brandon Park Shopping Centre, Cnr Springvale Rd and Ferntree Gully Rd. 16.35-17.10 on 31/1/2021. Case attended venue

Broadmeadows: Woolworths, Broadmeadows Central, 12.15pm to 12.30pm on 9/2/2021. 

Broadmeadows: Ferguson Plarre Bakehouses, 12.30pm to 12.45pm on 9/2/2021  

Clayton South: Nakama Workshop, 85 Main Rd. 11.15-12.00 on 1/2/2021. Case attended venue

Glen Waverley: Commonwealth Bank, 28/32 Kingsway, 1.30pm – 2.15pm on 9.2.2021. Case attended venue

Glen Waverley: HSBC Bank, 38 Kingsway, 2.15pm-3.30pm on 9/2/2021. Case attended venue

Heatherton: Melbourne Golf Academy, 385 Centre Dandenong Rd. 17.19-18.35 on 1/2/2021. Case attended venue

Keysborough: Aces Sporting Club (Driving Range), Cnr Springvale Rd and Hutton Rd. 22.00-23.15 on 30/1/2021. Case attended venue

Keysborough: Kmart, Parkmore Keysborough Shopping Centre, C/317 Cheltenham Rd. 16.00-17.00 on 31/1/2021. Case attended venue

Maidstone: Marciano’s Cakes, 126 Mitchell St. 09.45-10.25, 5/2/2021. Case attended venue

Melbourne: Exford Hotel, 199 Russell St. 23.00-23.35 on 29/1/2021. Case attended bottle shop

Moorabbin Airport: Lululemon, DFO Moorabbin, Shop G-039/250 Centre Dandenong Rd. 17.00-17.45 on 1/2/2021. Case attended venue

Noble Park: Club Noble, 46/56 Moodemere St. 14.36-15.30 on 30/01/2021. Case attended venue

Pascoe Vale: Elite Swimming Pascoe Vale, from 5pm to 6pm on 8/2/2021

Pascoe Vale:  Oak Park Sports and Aquatic Centre, from 4pm to 7.30pm 10/2/2021 

Springvale: Bunnings Springvale, 849 Princes Hwy. 11.30-12.15 on 1/2/2021. Case attended venue

Springvale: Coles Springvale, 825 Dandenong Rd. 17.00-18.00 on 31/1/2021. Case attended venue

Springvale: Sharetea Springvale, 27C Buckingham Ave. 18.50-19.30 on 1/2/2021. Case attended venue

Springvale: Woolworths Springvale, 302 Springvale Rd. 18.30-19.30 on 1/2/2021. Case attended venue

Sunbury: PJ’s Pet Warehouse. 3:37pm – 4:10pm on 5.2.2021. Case attended venue

Sunbury: Bakers Delight at Sunbury Square Shopping Centre. 3:40pm – 4:15pm on 5/2/2021. Case attended venue;

Sunbury: Al Dente Deli at Sunbury Square Shopping Centre. 3:45pm – 4:23pm on 5/2/2021. Case attended venue;

Sunbury: Sushi Sushi at Sunbury Square Shopping Centre. 3:53pm – 4:28pm on 5/2/2021. Case attended venue;

Sunbury: Asian Star at Sunbury Square Shopping Centre: 3:57pm – 4:30pm on 5/2/2021. Case attended venue;

Sunbury: Sunny Life Massage at Sunbury Square Shopping Centre. 4:30pm – 6:30pm on 6/2/2021. Case attended venue;

Sunbury: Cellarbrations 34 Batman Ave. 6:17pm – 7:02pm on 6/2/2021. Case attended venue;

Sunbury: Cellarbrations, 34 Batman Ave. 5:44pm – 6:19pm 7/2/2021. Case attended venue.

Sunshine: Dan Murphy’s, 47 McIntyre Rd. 17.50-18.30 on 5/2/2021. Case attended venue

Sunshine: Dan Murphy’s, 47 McIntyre Rd,18.50-19.30 on 6/2/2021. Case attended venue

Taylors Lakes: Off Ya Tree Watergardens, 399 Melton Highway. 13.00-13.52 on 6/2/2021. Case attended venue

West Melbourne: Kebab Kingz, 438 Spencer St. 23.24-00.15 on 29/1/2021. Case dined outside  

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