Whilst the teen had already been at a Medi-Hotel in Adelaide, other passengers on flights from Melbourne to Sydney, Newcastle and Adelaide were sent into two-week self-isolation once Virgin staff identified the infected crew member.
Victorian Department of Health deputy secretary Kate Matson confirmed the Virgin infected crew member worked October 4 - 6.
The flights of concern were:
- October 4: VA219 from Melbourne to Adelaide 10:11am to 11-09am
- October 4: VA218 from Adelaide to Melbourne 11:38am to 1:19pm
- October 5: VA827 from Melbourne to Sydney 09:09am to 10:32am
- October 5: VA808 from Sydney to Melbourne 11:16am to 12:53pm
- October 6: VA1593 from Melbourne to Newcastle 12:56pm to 2:19pm
- October 6: VA1594 Newcastle to Melbourne 3:02pm to 4:38pm
At Victoria’s Saturday Covid media briefing, Ms Matson said the other crew members on those flights are deemed close contacts and will be contacted by the department.
“Passengers on those flights are being contacted by the relevant jurisdictions and we have been in close contact with both NSW and South Australia and working closely with them to contact the relevant passengers,” she said.
NSW Health announced they were aware of the flights, ordering passengers into self-isolation.
Anyone on these flights are considered close contacts and must isolate for 14 days regardless of the test results, from the date of their arrival in NSW.
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