Thousands of people who have travelled to New Zealand from Melbourne since 11 May will need to keep a close eye out for symptoms, Director-General of Health Ashley Bloomfield says.
South Africa registered 3,084 new Covid-19 cases, bringing the cumulative total to 1,640,932. A further 102 Covid-19-related deaths were reported, taking total deaths to 55,976.
Health by Anthony Piovesan 26th May 2021 8:01 AM | Updated: 11:25 AM
Victorians have been warned about future Covid restrictions after the state posted six new local infections.
Acting Premier James Merlino said on Wednesday morning the next 24 hours would be crucial and authorities “cannot rule out taking further action”.
“The next 24 hours will be critical,” he told reporters.
“We are not going to foreshadow what those changes may or may not be.
“It will be dependent on what happens over the next 24 hours and advice from the public health team.”
Mr Merlino said all 15 cases in the northern suburbs cluster were linked and could be traced back to the hotel breach in South Australia, which was a “good thing”.
A concerning coronavirus cluster in Melbourne has now climbed to 15 cases
Latest cases are of the double mutant Indian strain, which is hyper-infectious
Alert issued after infected case attended the AFL game at the MCG on Sunday
Acting premier said the source of the outbreak was hotel quarantine in SA James Merlino said he won t rule out taking further action on restrictions