I have worked all day on the Holiday Inn Cluster timeline
The first case was reported late on Feb 7
This was the Authorised Officer who tested negative after a shift on Feb 4, returned to work on the 7th, developed symptoms and tested positive
A cohort of her colleagues were then required to test and quarantine
The next case to emerge was a guest at the hotel who left HQ on Dec 7 after completing their 14 days
They were tested as a result of the AO testing positive
That result came back on the 9th
On the 9th it was also determined that the viral genome sequence for the AO case was identical to a family of 3 who had been at the Holiday Inn
All had B.1.1.7 VOC
That family was transferred to a hot hotel on Feb 4
Feb 3 and 4 are now believed to be the exposure dates relevant to the beginning of the cluster
The father in the family of 3 was admitted to ICU on the 9th
As of Feb 14 there are 16 cases linked back to the Holiday Inn but there is a sub cluster linked to a Private Dining event in Coburg on Feb 6 for 5 of those cases
The intersection point is a hotel quarantine worker and it is a little confusing as the TLs overlap