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Health Minister Martin Foley has urged Victorians to “remain vigilant” as health authorities scramble to identify the missing links in the state’s latest cases of COVID-19.
Victoria recorded one new locally acquired case overnight with health officials continuing their investigations into the source of the Reservoir outbreak.
Mr Foley asked residents to “do the right thing” and present themselves for testing with even the mildest of symptoms.
“It was the chief health officer yesterday who said one day of zero cases does not mean the job is done, and that there would be other cases and that we still need to remain vigilant and ready to respond,” he said.
“We are now clearly in the throes of winter, and you might just think that the slightest sniffle or sore throat is just something that happens in Melbourne and Victoria in winter." “But as we have learned over the course of this past 18 months of pandemic, we need to respond to the systems of coronavirus,
Ahead of school holidays, Victoria’s COVID-19 commander warned the decision on easing rules like the 25km movement limit will be more difficult if testing numbers do not increase.
Victoria recorded 11 new Covid-19 cases and added new venues to exposure list
Three of the cases were children who were linked to the West Melbourne cluster
Cases come as Melbourne s strict lockdown approaches its end on Thursday
Six train services along the Upfield Line in Melbourne added to exposure list
Health authorities announced on Sunday a Covid-19 case had travelled on trains
Anyone who caught same service advised to get tested and isolate immediately
A doughnut store, construction site and restaurant were also added to the list