The Melbourne duo who sparked a Covid-19 scare after travelling to the Sunshine State have copped another fine for a stop they made along the way.
The couple who left Melbourne during the city’s lockdown and drove into Queensland before testing positive to Covid-19 have been slapped with another fine.
The duo travelled through NSW and on to the Sunshine Coast earlier this month without a travel exemption, putting the state on high alert of a potentially deadly outbreak.
Last Friday, Queensland authorities issued the pair with a $4000 fine each and the NSW counterparts have now compounded the punishment, slapping the pair with a fine for breaching a state public health order.
NSW Police confirmed on Friday the couple had each been issued a fine of $1000 for visiting a cinema on their journey through the state, which is deemed as non-essential.
Other stops the couple made as they travelled on the Newell Highway were deemed essential, including visits to retail stores, food outlets and service stations.
“The pair also attended a cinema on Macquarie Street, Dubbo, on Wednesday 2 June 2021, which is deemed non-essential activity under the Public Health Act,” NSW Police said.
The pair were reported to have spent several days in regional NSW before reaching Queensland, where they were moving interstate, on June 5.
The 44-year-old woman tested positive in Caloundra on June 8, almost a week after she first developed symptoms, while her partner was confirmed as a new case soon after.
The woman and her husband left Victoria on June 1 after a hard lockdown was announced and travelled through regional Queensland centres Goondiwindi and Toowoomba.
Initially, authorities reserved judgment on the pair but Queensland chief health officer Dr Jeannette Young revealed soon after the infections were reported that her department had not given the couple permission to forego strict directives.
“No, they didn’t come through the exemption process, so it’s now up to police to investigate whether they came through any other process,” she said.
The couple were both transported to Sunshine Coast University Hospital to be quarantined, while 17 close contacts of the pair were identified, including the family members they were staying with in Caloundra.
The other 15 were at venues at the same time as the couple as they travelled into the state.
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