COVID response 'rapid' and highest risk contained from positive Hobart case, Premier Peter Gutwein says

Adam Holmes
Updated October 14 2021 - 8:23pm, first published 2:30pm
Director of Public Health Mark Veitch says the response to the COVID-positive man in the community was "rapid" and he has confidence in contact tracing efforts.
Director of Public Health Mark Veitch says the response to the COVID-positive man in the community was "rapid" and he has confidence in contact tracing efforts.

Public Health is confident that all close contacts of a COVID-positive man who left hotel quarantine in Hobart on Tuesday were themselves quarantined before they could potentially spread the virus in the community.

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Adam Holmes

Adam Holmes

Journalist at The Examiner and Advocate, Tasmania

From Adelaide to south-west Victoria, Bendigo to Tasmania, I've provided in-depth stories in politics, environmental affairs, issues facing disadvantaged communities, legal affairs and much more. Contact me at adam.holmes@examiner.com.au or on Twitter at @adamholmes010

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