A FURTHER nine community pharmacies have been added to Victoria's list of COVID-19 exposure sites, with the number of confirmed cases in the state continuing to rise.
Over the weekend five Chemist Warehouse (CWH) locations were added to the list, with customers who visited the CWH store at the Epping Homemaker Center on 17 May between 6.30pm and 7.37pm, being advised to get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result.
CWH Mickleham has also been identified as a Tier 2 exposure site, with people who were at the pharmacy on 22 May between 1.45pm and 2.45pm also being asked to go for testing, as were patients who visited the CWH stores at Chadstone Shopping Centre (between 11.53am and 2pm on 26 May) and the group's Northland Shopping Centre outlet on 22 May between 1.15pm and 3.15pm.
The CWH pharmacy and the Chemist Depot store at Pacific Epping Plaza were identified as Tier 3 exposure sites, with shoppers who attended the stores between 10.05am and 11.45am on 24 May being urged to monitor for COVID-19 symptoms.
A further three My Chemist pharmacies (at Chadstone Shopping Centre and Northland Shopping Centre during the same times listed for the CWH stores) were also added to the Victorian Government's list of exposure sites, with patients who attended the My Chemist Broadway, Reservoir on 25 May between 4.45pm and 5.25pm, being asked to get tested and isolate until they get a negative result.
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