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A man who contracted coronavirus in Perth visited restaurants, cafes and a swimming pool before flying to Melbourne.
Western Australia Premier Mark McGowan said that after the man left hotel quarantine on April 17 he stayed with a friend and her two children in Kardinya and went to a Malaysian restaurant.
That friend had a rapid COVID test and returned a positive result on Friday, becoming the first case of community transmission in WA in more than 12 months.
On April 18 the man went to a swimming pool in Perth’s southern suburbs, had a coffee and ate dinner in Northbridge Leeming, and then stayed at St Catherine’s College at UWA.
The next day he went to Chinese traditional medical doctor, visited Northbridge again then stayed at St Catherine’s for a second time.
On April 20 he visited Kings Park and Northbridge again.
On April 21 he had breakfast in a common area at Saint Catherine‘s College before a friend drove him to the airport where he boarded flight QF778 to Melbourne.
That flight had 257 passengers, with Victorian health authorities racing to contact trace those people.
The COVID-19 case sparked a three-day lockdown of the Perth and Peel regions over the long weekend.
The emergency announcement followed a COVID-19 outbreak at Perth’s Mercure Hotel, where the Victorian man was believed to have contracted the virus during his 14-day quarantine, before testing positive in Melbourne on Friday.
A pregnant woman and her four-year-old daughter also tested positive after their stay, having contracted the virus from an infected couple who had returned from India and were staying in a room opposite them.
“We now have two positive cases that have been in our community from April 17,†Mr McGowan said.
“Details and locations for both the Victorian case and his friend will be finalised and released publicly as soon as possible.
“If you have been to these locations during the times listed, you will need to get tested and isolate until you return a negative test result.
“If people are deemed a close contact by public health officials, you will be tested and required to self-quarantine for 14 days.
“We are also obtaining CCTV vision to piece together more details.
“We know his accommodation at St Catherine’s College at UWA has a separate bathroom, which is good news.â€
The 16 other people on that floor who have since left hotel quarantine were not in adjacent rooms and so far, 13 have tested negative.
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