MELBOURNE (REUTERS) - Australia's Victoria state reported five new local Covid-19 cases on Saturday (May 29) amid a strict lockdown, as people rushed to vaccination centres, causing long lines and technological glitches.. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Australia s Victoria logs 5 Covid-19 cases amid lockdown, vaccination demand surges
Number of exposure sites visited by the infected people has expanded to more than 150, putting thousands at risk
Reuters
May 29, 2021
A healthcare professional administers a dose of the Pfizer coronavirus disease (COVID-19) vaccine to Dr. Chris Quinn as high-risk workers receive the first vaccines in the state of Victoria s rollout of the program, in Melbourne, Australia, February 22, 2021. PHOTO: REUTERS
Australia s Victoria state reported five new local Covid-19 cases on Saturday amid a strict lockdown, as people rushed to vaccination centres, causing long lines and technological glitches.
The infections bring the latest cluster to 35, but the number of exposure sites visited by the infected people has expanded to more than 150, putting thousands at risk.
Young workers in supermarkets and food delivery should be vaccinated to stem the spread of coronavirus outbreaks, as infectious diseases experts call for a shakeup of the nation’s vaccine strategy.