A confirmed COVID-19 case has visited Dubbo and Forbes in the past few days.
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NSW Health has issued an alert after it was advised by Queensland health of a person travelling from Melbourne to the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, while potentially infectious, stopping at places in Gillenbah, Forbes, Dubbo and Moree and signed in to several venues using QR codes.
Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed must immediately get tested and isolate until you receive further information from NSW Health.
The venues are: Gillenbah Caltex Narrandera 1 Newell Highway on Tuesday, June 1 10.30am to 11am.
Forbes Vandenberg Hotel 7 Court Street, Tuesday, June 1 6pm to 10pm, Forbes Brew Coffee Bar 1/99 Lachlan Street Wednesday, June 2, 7am to 10.am.
Dubbo CSC - Church Street Cafe 15 Church Street Wednesday, June 2 11.30am to 2.30pm, Dubbo Reading Cinemas, Dubbo 49 Macquarie Street Wednesday, June 2 6pm to 10pm, Dubbo Homestead Motel 101 Cobra Street from Wednesday, June 2 at 12.00pm to Thursday, June 3 at 10am.
Several venues in Moree are also on the list from June 3-5.
NSW Health is continuing to investigate the movements of this case in regional NSW and this list of venues and times will be updated.
Anyone who lives in or has visited these areas since June 1, is asked to be especially vigilant for the onset of even the mildest of cold-like symptoms, and is urged to come forward for testing immediately if they appear, then isolate until a negative result is received.
There are more than 300 COVID-19 testing locations across NSW, many of which are open seven days a week.
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