NSW police investigate Covid-infected man who travelled from Sydney to Byron Bay
by Elias Visontay from World news | The Guardian on (#5N52A)
The man reportedly left a coronavirus-infected family member in hospital so he could inspect property in the Northern Rivers
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New South Wales police are investigating a man who reportedly left a Covid-infected family member in a Sydney hospital and travelled to Byron Bay while infectious with coronavirus to inspect property.
The man, understood to be in his 50s, drove with his two children to Byron and was in the Northern Rivers community for four days while infectious last week, during which time he reportedly did not comply with QR code check in requirements at venues. It is not clear if the man knew he was infectious or not.
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