A list of venues of concern has been released following the confirmation of two positive COVID-19 cases in Merimbula overnight.
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The source of the Merimbula cases is still under investigation but contact tracers have already been kept busy Thursday.
SNSWLHD's Public Health Unit (PHU) is working with a number of venues to inform close contacts of infectious cases and provide rapid swabbing where appropriate.
Anyone who attended the following venues at the time listed is a casual contact and must immediately get tested and isolate until a negative result is received:
Eden
Caltex, 159 Imlay St, Wednesday 1 September, 3.25pm - 3.40pm
Merimbula
Cranky's Cafe, 33 Ocean Drive, Tuesday 31 August, 9.50am to 10.15am
Merimbula Medical Centre, 77 Merimbula Drive, Tuesday 7 September 10.30-11.30am
Main Street Medical Centre - Vaccination clinic only, 6/93 Main Street, Friday 3 September 1.15-2.30pm
Sapphire Cellars, 5 Park Street, Thursday 2 September, 5.45pm to 6.10pm.
Merimbula Caltex, 19/25 Merimbula Drive , Merimbula, Friday 3 September 2021, 11:50am to 12:05pm, Tuesday 7 September 2021, 9:00am to 9:25am
Pambula
Auto One, 9 Toallo Street, Friday 3 September, 3.30pm - 4.30pm
Pambula Mitre 10, 10 Toallo Street, Wednesday 1 September 7.15am to 7.45am
Tura Beach
Woolworths, Tura Beach Drive, Thursday 2 September 1.00pm to 1.30pm; 3.30pm - 4.45pm; Friday 3 September 11.50am to 12.00pm; Sunday 5 September 11.30am - 11.45am
Harvey Norman, 1 Tura Beach Drive, Sunday 5 September, 9.30am to 4.00pm; Monday 6 September, 9.30am to 4.00pm; Tuesday 7 September 8.30am to 9.30am
The Public Health Unit is working with Merimbula Medical Centre to identify close and casual contacts from September 7,r between 10.30-11.30am; as well as with Main Street Medical Centre to identify casual contacts at the vaccination clinic only on September 3, 1.30-2.30pm.
These sites are not listed as venues of concern for those times as all visitors and staff are known and contactable.
If additional venues are identified through further contact tracing these will be announced as soon as they are known.
Anyone who checked in to a venue of concern during the times listed, using the Service NSW QR app, will be notified by SMS from NSW Health as soon as possible over the next 24 hours
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Everyone in the district should be alert for any symptoms that could signal COVID-19, including headache, nausea, sore throat, runny nose, cough, loss of smell or taste, or fever. If symptoms appear, people must isolate and get tested immediately, and remain isolated until a negative result is received.
A free, pop up, drive-through COVID-19 testing clinic is open daily at Club Sapphire Merimbula, 8am until 4pm until Sunday 12 September.
There are more than 485 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW. A full list of SNSWLHD's clinic sites and hours is available on the website: https://www.snswlhd.health.nsw.gov.au/our-services/infectious-disease/covid-19
If you are eligible, please also come forward for vaccination as soon as possible. There are more than 200 mobile and outreach vaccination clinics across the state in addition to GPs and pharmacists. Check your eligibility at https://covid-vaccine.healthdirect.gov.au/eligibility
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