Melbourne resident helped infectious NSW removalists move a couch

Ariele Apartments resident Chandler Baddeley was home when the three infectious NSW removalists began unpacking furniture at the Melbourne complex on July 8.

"I was very lucky I didn't get a positive test because I remember moving the furniture, giving them a hand," he told A Current Affair.

Mr Baddeley recalls none of the removalists - two of whom were unknowingly infectious - were wearing a mask and even helping them put a couch in the elevator as they were trying to get to a higher floor.

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He's now over halfway through his 14-day quarantine after the apartment building was plunged into lockdown. 

"It's really frustrating that we're all in this circumstance because of those guys," he said.

Cherryll Scott also lives at the Ariele Apartments and said she'd like it if the Sydney removalists showed some remorse.

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"That's what I'd like them to say, 'I'm sorry, I really apologise that we've put you through this'," she said.

Emergency physician Stephen Parnis said when dealing with COVID-19 law breakers, it's about striking a balance between punishment and learning from their behaviour.

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"What we need to do is think about the wider implications - and we've all got a responsibility to educate," he said.

Victoria Police is still investigating the three removalists and no charges have been laid.