The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC), as ground managers of the MCG, is aware of a patron who attended the Round 17 match between Carlton and the Geelong Cats at the MCG on Saturday July 10 has since tested positive to COVID-19.
It has been identified that the patron sat in the Melbourne Cricket Club Members’ Reserve at the MCG on Level 2. The MCC Members’ Reserve operates as its own zone compared to the rest of the Ground, is only accessible via Gate 2 and is classified as Zone 2 within the MCG’s COVID-19 operations.
Individuals seated in the affected sections are in the process of being contacted directly by the Victorian Department of Health. Some staff and patrons present at Saturday’s Carlton v Geelong Cats match will also be made Tier 1 primary close contacts, and will be directly contacted by the Department of Health.
The remaining areas of the MCG are now listed as a Tier 3 exposure site and those patrons, including MCC members who were seated on Level 1, 3 and 4 of the MCC Members’ Reserve and did not visit Level 2, who attended Saturday’s match are advised to monitor for symptoms and get tested if they become unwell.
The MCC has worked closely with the AFL in developing a COVIDSafe Event Plan for the 2021 AFL Premiership Season which was endorsed by the Victorian Government’s Department of Health. The MCG’s COVIDSafe Event Plan outlines specific measures to reduce the potential risk of COVID-19 transmission, including the sectioning of the Ground into five zones to limit patron movement and the implementation of the Victorian Government QR system for contact tracing purposes.
Extensive cleaning of the MCG takes place after each event and, out of an abundance of caution, a deep clean of the identified areas will take place today, Wednesday July 14. During an event, constant touchpoint cleaning occurs and over 275 hand sanitising stations are located throughout the MCG for patron use.
The MCC is committed to protecting the on-going wellbeing of those who visit the MCG and will continue to work closely with the Department of Health on our COVIDSafe event plans for the MCG. For further information on exposure sites and up-to-date health advice, visit: www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au.
Update
Additional exposure sites have been identified, including multiple tram routes and train lines in close proximity to Saturday night's match at the MCG between Carlton and Geelong Cats.The MCC encourages patrons to check the below public transport exposure sites, all for Saturday July 10, and follow the public health directions in relation to these sites.
- Yarra Trams, Route 82 - Edgewater Square/ Gordon Street Maribyrnong to Leeds Street/ Footscray Station, 2.09pm - 2.25pm. Tier 1
- Yarra Trams, Route 82 - Footscray Station/ Leeds Street to Edgewater Square/ Gordon Street Maribyrnong, 7.51pm - 8.14pm. Tier 1
- Yarra Trams, Route 70 - Flinders Street/ Swanston Street to the MCG, 3.46pm - 3.53pm. Tier 1
- Metro Trains - Footscray Station to Flinders Street Station, 2.27pm - 2.46pm. Tier 2
- Metro Trains - Jolimont Station to Flinders Street Station, 7.13pm - 7.20pm. Tier 2
- Metro Trains - Flinders Street Station to Footscray Station - 7.27pm - 7.46pm. Tier 2
- Footscray Station, 2.25pm - 2.30pm. Tier 3
- Footscray Station, 7.45pm - 8.00pm. Tier 2
- Jolimont Station, 7.05pm - 7.17pm. Tier 2
- Flinders Street Station, 2.45pm - 3.00pm. Tier 3
- Flinders Street Station, 7.15pm - 7.40pm. Tier 3
- Tram Stop 5, Flinders Street, 3.43pm - 3.46pm. Tier 2
