A 34-year-old man from the Hunter has tested positive for COVID-19 while in hotel quarantine in Sydney.
The man recently returned from the Middle East.
Public health physician, Dr David Durrheim, has encouraged Hunter residents to avoid unnecessary travel.
“We would strongly advise anybody from the Hunter New England region to rather stay at home than visit Sydney at this stage unless absolutely necessary,” he said.
“Our only defence is really standing back and making sure that we take real care with our hand washing and not taking coughs and colds into the community and spreading the virus.
“We encourage anybody who develops even mild symptoms – a scratchy throat, a runny nose, a mild fever, a cough – get yourself tested and make sure you don’t have COVID-19 and let’s make sure we keep our community safe against this virus.”
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