TRAVELLER ON FLIGHT FROM MELBOURNE TO BALLINA TESTS POSITIVE TO CORONAVIRUS

New South Wales Health has confirmed a traveller who was on a passenger flight from Melbourne to Ballina on Sunday, July 12, has tested positive to coronavirus.

NSW Chief Medical Officer Dr Kerry Chant said the person was wearing a surgical and was self isolating.

“We’re doing contact tracing in relation to that Jetstar flight, JQ466,” Dr Chant said.

“The individual was screened on arriving in Ballina airport and as I said, since arriving, they were in the 14-day self-isolation and any potential close contacts are being followed up.”

This is the first new COVID-19 case in the Northern NSW Local Health District in almost 80 days.

JQ466 was the last flight allowed to land in Ballina from Melbourne.