Tasmania's Public Health Hotline has so far taken calls from 40 people who say they attended an AFL game at the MCG on Sunday where a confirmed COVID-19 case was also present.
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It comes after a coronavirus cluster in Melbourne swelled to 15 cases on Tuesday and new rules were introduced in Victoria around household gatherings and the mandatory wearing of masks indoors.
Public Health director Mark Veitch said Tasmanians who had been at the Collingwood vs. Port Adelaide game on the afternoon of Sunday, May 23 should contact public health authorities.
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"So far we've had 40 people contact our Public Health Hotline to say that they were at the Collingwood vs. Port Adelaide game last Sunday night," Dr Veitch said.
He said it still wasn't clear where exactly the people who had contacted health authorities were sitting in the stadium. The confirmed case was seated in Zone 4 on Level 1 of the Great Southern Stand (at the Punt Road end of the stand).
"The contact tracing team is working through that," Dr Veitch said. "They will assess each of those people."
There were 23,415 fans at the game in total.
Premier Peter Gutwein said the Victorian outbreak was a stark reminder that people needed to get vaccinated against COVID-19.
"What's occurring in Victoria [is sending] that message loud and clear," he said.
The Tasmanian Health Department is urging anyone who attended the game at the MCG and who is now in Tasmania to monitor themselves for symptoms, especially in the coming few days, and if they develop cold or flu-like symptoms to self-isolate and contact the Public Health Hotline on 1800 671 738.
Anyone who was seated in Zone 4, Level 1 of the Great Southern Stand - with a bay between M1 and M16 on their match ticket - should self-isolate immediately and contact the Public Health Hotline for advice.
The Whittlesea local government area in Melbourne has been declared high-risk by Public Health, meaning anyone who has been in that area since May 6 is not allowed to enter Tasmania unless they receive an essential traveller exemption.
A full list of the Victorian premises declared high-risk by the Tasmanian government is available below. Visit the Tasmanian government's coronavirus website for more information.
- Sunday, May 23: Brunswick: Futsal Brunswick - 9am - 11am
- Sunday, May 23: Epping: Chemist Depot Epping, PAcific Epping Shopping Centre - 11.15am-12pm
- Sunday, May 23: Epping: Urban Diner Food Court, Pacific Epping Shopping Centre - 1.15pm-2.30pm
- Sunday, May 23: Preston: Adams Reserve Playground - 2.15pm-3.45pm
- Sunday, May 23: Preston: ALDI Preston South - 3.45pm-4.25pm
- Sunday, May 23: Epping: ALDI Epping - 6pm-7.30pm
- Saturday, May 22: Clifton Hill: McDonald's Clifton Hill, 199 Queens Parade - 6pm-7pm
- Saturday, May 22: Epping: Woolworths Epping North - 4.45pm-5.45pm
- Saturday, May 22: Epping: Epping North Shopping Centre - 4.45pm-5.50pm
- Saturday, May 22: Epping: House and Party (store) - 5.15pm-5.50pm
- Friday, May 21: Reservoir: B.T. Connor Reserve - 8pm-11.30pm
- Friday, May 21: Melbourne: Bamboo House, 47 Little Bourke Street - 11am-11.50am
- Friday, May 21: Bundoora: Jump! Swim Schools - 8.55am-10.15am
- Thursday, May 20: Maribyrnong: Highpoint Shopping Centre - 5.15pm-6.35pm
- Wednesday, May 19: Epping: Nando's Epping (Dalton Road) - 8.30pm-9.20pm
- Tuesday, May 18: Reservoir: Shell Coles Express Reservoir - 3.15pm-4.15pm
- Tuesday, May 18: Epping: The Furniture Trader, 102-120 Cooper Street - 12pm-12.50pm
- Monday, May 17: Epping: JMD Grocers & Sweets, 768 High Street - 10.30am-1pm
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Rob Inglis
Rob Inglis is a reporter with The Examiner, covering state and federal politics. He is based in Hobart.
Rob Inglis is a reporter with The Examiner, covering state and federal politics. He is based in Hobart.
