Man who arrived on repatriation flight becomes SA's latest coronavirus case

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South Australian health authorities confirm a new coronavirus case in the state, but say it is an isolated case not linked to a recent cluster.

South Australian health authorities have confirmed a new coronavirus case in the state, but say it is an isolated case not linked to a recent cluster at an Adelaide school.Health authorities say he remains in quarantine and poses no threat to the communityThe man in his 30s arrived in Adelaide on August 1 on a repatriation flight from India, and tested positive on his twelfth day in quarantine.

"Unfortunately we do have one new case to report today, that is a gentleman in his 30s," SA Health's Deputy Chief Health Officer Emily Kirkpatrick said. The man is expected to remain in supervised quarantine at a medi-hotel in Adelaide for a further nine days.Dr Kirkpatrick said it was not unusual for someone to test negative on a day-two COVID-19 test, but then positive on the day-12 test, as the man did.

"So we do test at day 12 … and we don't let anyone leave from the hotels until we have a negative result back."Dr Kirkpatrick said there was no link between the man's diagnosis and a

 

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Why is Steven Marshall importing Covid-19 into SA? There's the ludicrous notion of marshals patroling cafes, yet the Premier is flying people into the state who have the disease. This is a ticking timebomb. marshall_steven Adelaide Australia

2019 - 312,978 cases of lab-confirmed Influenza. 902 deaths. Why are you wasting time with ONE COVID diagnosis?

OMG....covid cold attacks...the apocalypse is HERE!!!

just total ban on returnees for 4weeks

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