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After a scare at a Ray White auction last month, staff have been given the all-clear and can return to their office.
South Australia health authorities contacted people who attended an Adelaide auction on 22 January following concerns they may have contracted the coronavirus.
A man and a woman travelled to the South Australian capital from Wuhan, China, for the auction, and they were later diagnosed with the virus and treated at the Royal Adelaide Hospital.
To take precaution, Ray White closed its Dulwich office and had its team work from home during the 14-day quarantine period.
That time frame ticked past last Thursday, and none of the Ray White staff had picked up the virus, Ray White’s Lisa Pennell told REB.
Two people were tested, one was the interpreter who worked with the Chinese couple, and the other was a woman in the office who wanted to be sure, and both results came back negative.
Ms Pennell did not want to raise the alarms, saying there was no need to panic.
“There are more people with measles in Sydney than we have coronavirus in Australia,” she said.
The latest figures from NSW Health revealed there had been 10 confirmed cases of measles in the state this year, while there are only four cases of coronavirus.
Ms Pennell encourages anyone who feels sick to stay at home and quarantine themselves.
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