South Australia is set to close its borders to Greater Melbourne from midnight in response to an outbreak of Covid-19 at a quarantine hotel.
Victoria has closed down its Melbourne Airport Holiday Inn quarantine hotel after two more people tested positive on Wednesday.
A worker and a former resident who left the facility on Sunday have since tested positive, bringing the total number of cases up to eight,
The lockout is scheduled to come into effect from midnight on Wednesday, although authorities say they are yet to make a final call on whether to proceed.
Pictured: Quarantining hotel guest at the Holiday Inn near the Airport are moved to a new location in Melbourne on Wednesday, February 10
Victoria is considering making N95 masks mandatory for quarantine hotels and will also ban nebuliser machines for inhaling medication at them, after a cluster of three cases was linked to a hotel.
Two new Covid cases linked to the Holiday Inn were unearthed on Tuesday
It brings the total number of cases associated with the cluster to three
Cases are likely linked to a floor with Covid-positive guests - including the family
Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said a nebuliser in one of the rooms is to blame
On Wednesday morning guests were evacuated from the hotel in bin bags