A person who recently travelled to Melbourne is diagnosed with COVID-19 in NSW near the Victorian border, sparking a NSW Health investigation.
A recent traveller from Melbourne is one of two people who have tested positive for coronavirus in NSW near the Victorian border, sparking a NSW Health investigation.One of the infected people travelled to Melbourne but returned to NSW prior to hotspot travel restrictions coming into forceNSW Health said close contacts of the two cases would be placed in isolation
Health officials said two people suspected to have COVID-19 returned preliminary positive results after being tested in the Albury Local Government Area. One of them had recently travelled to Melbourne but returned to NSW prior to hotspot travel restrictions coming into force on June 30.It is unclear what the relationship between the two is and whether they are residents of the border town.
"NSW Health urges residents in the Albury area who develop even the mildest symptoms to come forward for testing," they said.A pop-up clinic will be open in Albury's Mirambeena Community Centre from 9:30am tomorrow to help health officials as they scramble to identify any community transmissions. NSW Health said further testing of the two cases was underway and their close contacts were identified and placed in isolation.
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