The South Australian hotel quarantine breach which has sparked a worrying Covid-19 outbreak in Melbourne likely spread when doors of adjacent rooms were momentarily open at the same time, a report has found.
SA Health handed down the findings of its report on Wednesday, which suggests there were no failures in protocol by staff and no high-risk events that could have caused the virus to spread.
Health officials concluded the most likely explanation for the double mutant Indian coronavirus strain escaping the Medi-hotel was airborne transmission - with a review of CCTV footage showing no high-risk events or protocol breaches.
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Panic buyers returned to supermarkets in Victoria after lockdown announced
Victoria will enter lockdown that will last for seven days starting at midnight
The cases linked to Whittlesea cluster ballooned to 26, from 15 on Wednesday
In excess of 10,000 primary and secondary contacts have been identified
The 5km travel limit will also be reimposed for exercise and shopping
Essential stores like supermarkets, bottle shops and pharmacies will stay open
Cafes and restaurants will only be allowed to offer take-away services
On May 4, Victoria reported just 247 jabs, the lowest number in the reviewed period.
Victoria s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton today urged hundreds of thousands of Victorians who were eligible but unvaccinated to hurry up and get their jabs.
The growing cluster in the northern suburbs of Melbourne today climbed to 15, with Greater Melbourne now facing a potential lockdown and tighter restrictions.
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With three Victorians aged over 50 known to be in the cluster, the state s vaccination hesitancy rate has come under the spotlight.
When asked how many of the 15 were eligible for the vaccine but not had the jab, Professor Sutton said he did not know .
A frustrated Australian man was displeased he had to wait in line for the jab
He described the line as ridiculous and said he did not have two hours to spare
Other nations with millions of infections are meanwhile struggling for doses
His attitude was reflective of many Aussies lacking urgency to get vaccinated
Victorians raced to vaccination centres after the number of cases rose to 26