Month: September 2021

DPV Health continues to provide onsite healthcare to those in urgent need. All onsite service provision is conducted within rigorous infection prevention policy and procedure, in line with the Department of Health (Victoria), COVID-19 guidelines.

As a result of high community COVID-19 transmission rates, during September DPV Health has experienced a number of onsite COVID-19 exposure notifications.

All onsite COVID-19 exposures are managed in line with the Department of Health response requirements and treated with the highest degree of priority. DPV Health identifies all persons who attended onsite during an exposure period and notifies the Department of Health.

DPV Health will also notify persons directly to ensure people receive advice as quickly as possible following a potential exposure.

For a list of public COVID-19 exposure please visit: Case alerts – public exposure sites | Coronavirus Victoria

Sri Guru Singh Sabha Temple in Craigieburn identified as a exposure site.

A person attending the Sri Guru Singh Sabha Temple (344 Hume Hwy, Craigieburn VIC 3064) for vaccination on Friday 10 September, between 3pm – 5pm has tested positive to COVID-19.

In line with the Victorian Department of Health’s protocols for Tier 1 sites, the site has been deep cleaned and all persons on site during this time are treated as primary close contacts, excluding those wearing appropriate PPE.

• All primary close contacts have been advised to undertake a COVID-19 test and quarantine at home for 14 days even if they return a negative test result. They will be contacted by the Department of Health with further instructions.
• Any household members in close contact with a primary close contact, are also considered to be a primary close contact, and should get tested and remain in quarantine for 14 days.
• Any friends or relatives in brief contact with these primary close contacts are considered secondary close contacts and should also get tested and isolate until they receive a negative test result.

For more information on support during quarantining please visit: https://www.coronavirus.vic.gov.au/what-do-if-you-are-close-contact