PHARMACISTS from St Vincent's Private Hospital in Sydney have been forced to self-isolate after dining at a restaurant at the centre of a COVID-19 outbreak.
Pharmacy services provider, HPS, which signed a five-year contract with the hospital earlier this month, revealed 18 pharmacy staff members have been impacted, after eating at the Thai Rock restaurant in Potts Point on 17 Jul.
"It has since been confirmed that one Thai Rock Potts Point restaurant employee has been diagnosed positive to COVID-19," a spokesperson for HPS said.
"In accordance with a NSW Health directive anyone who visited the restaurant for more than two hours between 15 and 25 Jul [has] to be tested and self-isolate for 14 days, the pharmacy staff who dined at the restaurant are currently in self isolation awaiting the results of COVID-19 tests.
"St Vincent's Private Hospital and the pharmacy have arrangements in place to continue pharmacy operations with patient and staff welfare the priority."
Authorities have issued alerts for patrons of a number of restaurants linked to COVID cases.
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