The Australian and international news stories you need to know today, Tuesday May 25. Mamamia 2 hrs ago Gemma Bath Ready ourselves. Hopes genomics can link Vic COVID outbreak.
Victorian health authorities hope genomic sequencing will establish the source of four new COVID-19 cases among a family in Melbourne s north.
The family cluster - involving a man in his 30s, a man in 70s, a woman in 70s and a pre-school aged child from three households in the Whittlesea area - emerged on Monday.
Health Minister Martin Foley said there was no indication the infections were linked to exposure sites visited by a Victorian man who contracted coronavirus in South Australian hotel quarantine.
News by Matt Young 25th May 2021 5:00 AM Victorians are bracing themselves after four new cases in Melbourne, one likely to be quite infectious , surprised a community and ended the state s 87-day Covid-free streak. But it s not just Victorians that need to worry, according to chief health officer Brett Sutton, who has warned Australians risk further outbreaks over the colder months across the country. In Melbourne, testing sites were open late on Monday night as officials race to identify the origin of the new cases, warning there could be a missing link . While testing centre s opening hours were extended, 7 News reporter Melina Sarris said it took 45-minutes at her local site while on Google, searches for Covid tests sky rocketed.
News by Matt Young 25th May 2021 5:00 AM Victorians are bracing themselves after four new cases in Melbourne, one likely to be quite infectious , surprised a community and ended the state s 87-day Covid-free streak. But it s not just Victorians that need to worry, according to chief health officer Brett Sutton, who has warned Australians risk further outbreaks over the colder months across the country. In Melbourne, testing sites were open late on Monday night as officials race to identify the origin of the new cases, warning there could be a missing link . While testing centre s opening hours were extended, 7 News reporter Melina Sarris said it took 45-minutes at her local site while on Google, searches for Covid tests sky rocketed.
Four new Covid-19 cases have been identified in Melbourne s northern suburbs
NSW health authorities said the new infections serve as a warning to residents
Health boss Brett Sutton said transmission will increase in the colder months
On Tuesday, South Australia announced it will close borders with Victoria
Cases are all close family contacts of each other, living in two separate houses
Victorian Department of Health has extended list of potential exposure sites
News by Matt Young 25th May 2021 5:00 AM Victorians are bracing themselves after four new cases in Melbourne, one likely to be quite infectious , surprised a community and ended the state s 87-day Covid-free streak. But it s not just Victorians that need to worry, according to chief health officer Brett Sutton, who has warned Australians risk further outbreaks over the colder months across the country. In Melbourne, testing sites were open late on Monday night as officials race to identify the origin of the new cases, warning there could be a missing link . While testing centre s opening hours were extended, 7 News reporter Melina Sarris said it took 45-minutes at her local site while on Google, searches for Covid tests sky rocketed.