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All close contacts of a COVID-positive man who flew from Sydney to Griffith on December 21, have been released from isolation.
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Murrumbidgee Local Health District confirmed no one had tested positive for COVID-19 and all close contacts had been released from isolation after 14 days.
Public Health director Tracey Oakman thanked the close contacts for cooperating fully.
"We acknowledge the tremendous impact that this has had on contacts and their families over the Christmas period," she said.
"I would also like to thank the community for supporting their fellow residents through this time."
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MLHD's Griffith testing clinic moved from the Hospital to Yambil Street before Christmas in order to provide a more central and accessible option for testing.
Since its move, the clinic has seen consistently higher numbers of people seeking testing.
The person at the centre of the scare was not aware he was a close contact before he flew and did nothing wrong.