Kmart, Coles and Bunnings outlets are among exposure sites flagged as “tier-1” after a hotel quarantine worker in Melbourne tested positive for COVID-19 as confirmed by Victoria’s health department.

Premier Daniel Andrews said the infected worker was a 26-year-old man from Melbourne’s Noble Park and was working for the Australian Open quarantine program.

In an urgent press conference last night, Andrews said: “We have to assume that this person has infected others” and urged residents to check the exposure sites to see if they’ve visited any of them.

He also stressed the need for residents to get tested if they’re showing symptoms “first thing tomorrow morning”. He said more sites may be added to the list and at 1:30 am new exposure sites were added.

He said the infected man had been “very cooperative” with health officials and had “given us great levels of detail”.

“If people are sick and don’t get tested and go about their business, it’s a problem for all of us,” he said.

“To go about your business when you’re sick, that puts everything at risk, for you, your family, for someone you’ll never meet.

“Come and get tested if you’ve been at one of these sites, I can’t be any clearer than that, it is the most important thing to really take control of this.”

According to Victoria’s public health, the man last worked at the Grant Hyatt on 29 January and was tested at the end of their shift, returning a negative result.

He began developing symptoms and was tested again on February 2.

He returned a positive result on Wednesday.

Health officials are in touch with Australian Open players, officials and support staff who were staying at the Grand Hyatt during the entire period.

They are considered casual contacts and must immediately isolate and get tested.

Hotel staff who were working at the same time as the individual are considered primary close contacts and will also be contacted. They must isolate for 14 days and get tested.

EXPOSURE SITES

Anyone who has visited these Tier 1 exposure sites during these times must immediately isolate, get a coronavirus (COVID-19) test, and remain isolated for 14 days.

FRIDAY JANUARY 29, 2021

Exford Hotel: Melbourne

11:00 pm – 11:35pm

Kebab Kingz: West Melbourne

11:24 pm – 12:15am

SATURDAY JANUARY 30, 2021

Club Noble in Noble Park

46-56 Moodemere St

Noble Park VIC 3174

14:36 – 15:30

Aces Sporting Club (Driving Range)

Cnr Springvale Rd and Hutton Rd, Keysborough, VIC 3173

22:00 – 23:15

SUNDAY JANUARY 31, 2021

Northpoint cafe Brighton

2b North Road, Brighton VIC 3186

08:10 – 09:30

Kmart Keysborough

Parkmore Keysborough Shopping Centre, C/317 Cheltenham Rd, Keysborough VIC 3173

16:00 – 17:00

Kmart Brandon Park

Brandon Park Shopping Centre, Cnr Springvale & Ferntree Gully Rds, Brandon Park, VIC 3170

16:35 – 17:10

Coles Springvale

825 Dandenong Rd, Springvale VIC 3171

17:00 – 18:00

MONDAY FEBRUARY 1, 2021

Lululemon DFO

Moorabbin

5:00 pm – 5:45pm

Woolworths

Springvale

6.30 pm – 7.30pm

Nakama Workshop

Clayton South

11.15 am – 12.00pm

Sharetea

Springvale

6.50 pm – 7.30pm

Bunnings Springvale

849 Princes Hwy, Springvale VIC 3171

11:28 – 12:15

Melbourne Golf Academy

385 Centre Dandenong Rd, Heatherton VIC 3202