Shoppers at a popular Sydney market urged to get tested as infected local visited the area
- A worker at Sydney Markets in Flemington had coronavirus while on the job
- They attended work between 8am and 4pm on August 9 while infectious
- NSW Health urged people to monitor their symptoms and get tested if required
A warning has been issued to shoppers at a popular Sydney market after authorities discovered a worker had coronavirus.
The worker attended the Sydney Markets at Flemington, in the city's inner west, on August 9 while infected.
NSW Health advised anyone who was at the markets between 8am and 4pm on August 9 to monitor their condition and get tested if any symptoms develop.
Authorities have warned shoppers that a worker at Sydney Markets (pictured), in the city's inner west, had coronavirus on August 9
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People who had close contact with the infected worker were told to isolate for 14 days and will undergo testing for coronavirus.
NSW Health said the area where the infected person was working had been cleaned and is not a threat to the public.
The department reported seven new cases in the state on Monday, including six from community transmission and one traveller who flew in from overseas.
NSW Health said anyone who attended the markets on August 9 between 8am and 4pm should monitor their symptoms and get tested if necessary
People who had close contact with the infected worker have been told to isolate for 14 days and will undergo testing for coronavirus. Pictured are healthcare workers at Sydney Markets
It comes as the entire city of Sydney, including the CBD and surrounding suburbs, was declared a hotspot on Monday.
It stretches from Circular Quay past Central Station to Camperdown, Glebe and Chippendale in the inner-west, and to Eastlakes and Rosebery in the south.
To the east, where the outbreak is spreading, it encompasses Elizabeth Bay, Potts Point, Darlinghurst and Kings Cross.
NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant said on Monday Sydneysiders were more likely to have coronavirus than the flu.
'Some of the information that we have received recently is that people are tending to think their illness is influenza,' Dr Chant said.
'They're saying, "It's OK I got flu-like symptoms. I must have influenza. I don't need a COVID test." It is essential at the moment we have very low rates of influenza circulating.
'So if you have symptoms, respiratory symptoms of cough, fever, sore throat, runny nose, headache, aches and pains, it is most likely that you have COVID, not flu.'
On Tuesday, Victoria announced another 222 cases of coronavirus and 17 deaths - a significant drop from a record high of 725 cases on August 6.
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