The Melbourne Cricket Club (MCC), as ground managers of the MCG, is aware several patrons who attended the Round 17 match between Carlton and the Geelong Cats at the MCG on Saturday July 10 have since tested positive to COVID-19.
It has been identified that the patrons sat in the Melbourne Cricket Club Members’ Reserve at the MCG. 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 have already been made Tier 1 primary close contacts, and have been directly contacted by the Department of Health. Additional Tier 1 primary close contacts are being identified and contacted.
The Percy Beames Bar on Level 2 of the Members’ Reserve is now a Tier 1 exposure site between 4:00 and 4:30pm, and between 5:20 and 5:50pm, on Saturday July 10. If you were here during any of those times, you must immediately isolate, get a test, and quarantine for 14 days following the exposure.
All sections of the Members’ Reserve between the hours of 4:00pm and 8:00pm on Saturday July 10 – not just Level 2 – is now a Tier 2 exposure site. If you attended the game on Saturday in these sections, you will be contacted by the Department of Health to advise you if you are a Tier 1 or Tier 2 contact – please continue to isolate until contacted.
Other people who attended Saturday’s match but were not in the MCC Members' Reserve are advised to monitor for symptoms and get tested if they become unwell.
The Route 70 tram departing Flinders St/Swanston St at 3:46pm and arriving at the MCG at 3:53pm is a Tier 1 exposure site. So is the tram stop on Flinders St, at the corner of Swanston, for the four minutes before departure. If you were on this tram, you must immediately isolate, get a test, and quarantine for 14 days following the exposure – and contact the Department of Health at 1300 651 160. If you are unsure, contact the Department and get a test.
The train after the game from Jolimont Station to Flinders St – departing 7:13pm and arriving 7:20pm – is a Tier 2 exposure site. So is the Jolimont train platform from 7:05 to 7:17pm. If you were on the train or platform in those times, immediately isolate, get a test, and stay isolated until you receive a negative result. If you are unsure, get tested.
Young and Jackson, at the corner of Flinders and Swanston St, between 2:40pm and 4:10pm on Saturday July 10, is a Tier 1 exposure site. If you attended before the game during these times, you must immediately isolate, get a test and quarantine for 14 days following the exposure.
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 took place yesterday. 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.
Members are able to contact the Club via phone on 9657 8888, via email on membership@mcc.org.au, and via the Live Chat function on the mcc.org.au website between 9.00am-5.00pm AEST, Monday to Friday.r54545 v
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