Passengers on board a REX flight from Melbourne to Burnie last Sunday evening have been told to isolate after a positive coronavirus case passed through Tullamarine airport.
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The positive case travelled on a Jetstar flight from Sydney to Melbourne on Sunday, June 20th.
They moved through Terminal 4 of the airport, prompting the Tasmanian Health Department to contact local passengers in the terminal at the relevant times to isolate immediately and get a COVID-19 test.
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A Department of Health spokesperson said this was a precautionary measure.
"Passengers on two flights into Tasmania on Sunday night were contacted by Public Health Services as part of our precautionary COVID-19 risk mitigation strategies," they said.
"Due to a case transiting through Terminal 4 in Melbourne Airport shortly before two flights departed to Northern Tasmania, Public Health Services contacted passengers to asking them self-isolate until they returned a negative COVID-19 test.
"No positive tests have been returned."
The infectious case did not fly to Tasmania.
The Victorian exposure sites can be found on the Victorian coronavirus website. This site was added to the list on June 24th.
Check the Tasmanian coronavirus website for regularly updated information on border statuses and high-risk locations.
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Meg Whitfield
Journalist at the Advocate Newspaper, Burnie, proudly covering Tasmania's North-West and West Coast. Got a tip?
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