The device, which evaporates medication or liquid into a fine mist, likely sparked the Covid outbreak at Melbourne Airport s Holiday Inn quarantine hotel.
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As Victorian officials struggle to contain an outbreak of a dangerous mutant COVID-19 strain, serious questions are mounting over the major mistake that led to the cluster. The number of cases linked to the Holiday Inn quarantine hotel in Melbourne has grown to 13, prompting fears the city could be forced into another harsh lockdown. The first case in the new cluster was detected on Sunday after an Authorised Officer at the hotel tested positive to COVID-19. Health authorities were confused as to how she had contracted the virus as her role required her to have minimal contact with quarantine guests.