BREAKING: The NSW government is expected to announce pubs and clubs will be hit will harsher COVID-19 restrictions, reducing the bookings limit from 20 people to 10 and capping large venues to 300 patrons. 9News
A Kmart employee who works at a major Melbourne shopping centre has tested positive for coronavirus.
The retail giant's Greensborough Plaza store, in the city's north, has been closed for deep cleaning but is expected to reopen tomorrow."At Kmart, the health and safety of our team and customers is our highest priority and we can confirm that a team member at our Kmart Greensborough store has returned a positive result for COVID-19," a spokesperson said.
"As soon as we were made aware, we immediately closed the store as a safety precaution and we're currently conducting a thorough sanitisation of the store and will reopen tomorrow. "We are working closely with the Department of Health and will continue to keep our team and customers informed." A number of Kmart stores have been forced to close across Melbourne in the past week as the COVID-19 crisis in Victoria worsens.
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