14 December 2021
COVID-19 update 14 December 2021 - WA exposure sites listed as interstate truck drivers test positive to COVID-19
WA Health has updated its list of exposure sites after three truck drivers tested positive to COVID-19, after having spent time in WA last week.
Under the Transport, Freight and Logistics Directions (No 8) (www.wa.gov.au), drivers must have received a negative PCR test 72 hours prior to entering WA, and undertake a rapid antigen test at the WA border.
The first two drivers, who are both in their 30s, were travelling together and are fully vaccinated. They returned negative rapid antigen tests at the border prior to entry to WA on 9 December.
When transiting through SA on return to NSW, their PCR tests undertaken on 12 December returned a positive COVID-19 result. Exposure sites have been identified in WA, with the truck drivers checking in at locations using SafeWA.
Anyone who visited the sites listed below at the specified times and dates must get tested immediately and isolate until you receive a negative result, unless directly advised otherwise by the Department of Health.
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Day
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Date
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Time
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Location
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Address
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Thursday
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09/12/2021
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1030-1130
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Norseman BP Truckstop
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Cnr Eyre Hwy & Coolgardie Hwy, Norseman 6443
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Thursday
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09/12/2021
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1300-1400
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Moran's IGA Coolgardie
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28/30 Bayley Street, Coolgardie 6429
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Thursday
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09/12/2021
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2030-2100
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Crust Pizza Cannington
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1/6 Nicholson Road, Beckenham 6107
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Friday
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10/12/2021
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1130-1210
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Chemist Warehouse Cannington
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2/1345 Albany Highway, Cannington 6107
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Friday
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10/12/2021
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1200-1330
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BP Truckstop Kewdale
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549 Abernethy Road, Kewdale 6105
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Friday
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10/12/2021
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1530-1630
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Woolworths Bentley Plaza
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1140 Albany Highway, Bentley 6102
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Saturday
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11/12/2021
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0230-0315
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Norseman BP Truckstop
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Cnr Eyre Hwy & Coolgardie Hwy, Norseman 6443
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Note: The exposure sites above are at a point in time and will continue to be updated. Visit the exposure sites (external site) information on the HealthyWA website for the latest information.
Regional testing is available at:
- Norseman Hospital – 8am to 6pm
- Southern Cross – 24/7 – phone ahead on 9081 2222
- Kalgoorlie Health Campus, 8am to 6pm.
Metropolitan testing locations are available on HealthyWA.
A third truck driver in his 20s, who is also fully vaccinated, has also returned a positive COVID-19 result in SA. This truck driver spent time in WA on 9-10 December. The Department of Health is investigating whether he was infectious during his time in WA.
The Department of Health was informed about all three positive results this morning and is working closely with the SA Department of Health.
ENDS