Hotel security guard tests positive

By | May 1, 2021

A security guard working in hotel quarantine in Perth has tested positive to COVID-19, with two of seven people sharing the man‘s house also returning positive results.

But the state will not go into lockdown “at this point”, Premier Mark McGowan said in a press conference on Saturday.

“But it’s possible this could change by tomorrow or the day after,” he said.

The security guard, a man in his twenties who lives in Nollamara, had already had his first dose of the coronavirus vaccine, Mr McGowan said.

He had worked in the Pan Pacific Hotel on April 24, 25 and 26, during which time new arrivals were admitted to the hotel.

He worked on the same floor as two hotel quarantine residents who had tested positive to COVID-19.

“CCTV vision is being reviewed, however there is no clear explanation at this point as to how the security guard could have been infected,” Mr McGowan said.

“It is possible transmission could have occurred while the international arrivals were admitted into hotel quarantine and possibly were transferred to their rooms.

“This is being investigated further.”

The man’s household included two guests from Canberra, Mr McGowan said.

He said the man visited several locations in the community while likely to have been infectious, including a Northlands shopping centre, a Coles, a cafe and a mosque.

The full list of locations will be uploaded to the WA government website.

They currently include:

  • Masjid Al Taqwa mosque at Mirrabooka on April 30 between 1.15pm and 2pm
  • Coles at Prime West Northlands Shopping Centre at Balcutta on April 29 between 4.30pm and 5.15pm
  • Agha Juice cafe at Joondanna on April 28 between 6.50pm and 8pm
  • Smokemart in Prime West Northlands Shopping Centre at Balcutta on April 28 between 1.30pm and 3.15pm
  • Northlands Fresh at Prime West Northlands Shopping Centre at Balcutta on April 28 between 1.30pm and 3.15pm
  • Spudshed at Stirling on April 28 between 1.30am and 2.30am
  • Swan Taxi Victoria Park on April 27 between 1.50pm and 2.45pm
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