Wagga Trucks' staff have tested negative for COVID-19 after the Hammond Avenue business was listed as a potential exposure site on Saturday.
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Two drivers stopped for repairs at the East Wagga yard while potentially infectious on August 25.
On Sunday afternoon, Wagga Trucks' 37 staff members who were working on that day had all tested negative for COVID-19.
The 33 staff members who were deemed casual contacts of the two visiting drivers will be allowed to return to work on Monday and four staff members will be requited to spend 14 days in isolation.
Wagga Trucks second-in-charge Olivia Murray said it was definitely a big relief to receive the negative test results.
"We haven't done anything wrong and we have stuck to the business's COVID-19 plan," she said.
"It's a reminder to everyone to follow the COVID-safe procedures, especially in the transport industry."
Wagga Trucks' buildings went through deep clean on Sunday on top of another deep clean on Saturday and routine cleaning on Wednesday.
"We would like to say a massive thank you to all of our loyal staff and customers, we would be here with a very different situation if our staff and customers didn't follow our strict COVID business plan and rules," Wagga Trucks posted on Facebook.
"We cannot wait to open [Monday] morning and get back to servicing all of our customers with a smile on our faces.
"Support local businesses because this can happen to any of us at any time without notice. We appreciate everyone's well wishes and support."
The Murrumbidgee Health District (MLHD) has commended Wagga Trucks and IOR Petroleum in Gundagai, another exposure site, for their COVID-19 safe practices and minimising the risk of transmission to staff and patrons.
NSW Health has continued to list Wagga Trucks as an exposure site and anyone who attended the Hammond Avenue site on August 25 from 7am to 12pm is required to get COVID-19 tested immediately and self-isolate until they get a negative result.
The town of Temora, which seemed to be in the clear after a potential infectious visitor was confirmed to be a false positive, is under a new outbreak threat after COVID-19 fragments were found in its sewage.
The MLHD has recorded zero COVID-19 cases in the past four weeks from 33,314 tests including 10,080 within Wagga's local government area.
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