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We've learnt two cases linked to Melbourne's COVID outbreak were in fact 'false positives'. Here's what that means, why it can happen, and how common it is.
Recent commentary has suggested transport, age, jobs, migrant population and other factors among the reasons that may help explain the difference. What does the data say?
Victoria—Australia’s second-most populous state—will go into a week-long lockdown as the number of “virus-exposed sites” reported by authorities rose above 150.
Victorian coronavirus testing sites battling demand, more staff urgently called in Posted SunSunday 3 updated SunSunday 3 JanJanuary 2021 at 6:43am The West Footscray testing site at Shorten Reserve Carpark had a listed waiting time of more than two hours. ( Share Print text only Cancel Victorians faced lengthy waits at some coronavirus test sites on Sunday, as health authorities call back large numbers of pandemic-weary staff from leave to meet the surge in demand. Key points: Opening hours will be extended at several testing sites until further notice Victoria processed more than 18,000 te...
How Victoria's coronavirus outbreak spread from a Melbourne restaurant to Leongatha FriFriday 1 updated FriFriday 1 JanJanuary 2021 at 9:54pm Space to play or pause, M to mute, left and right arrows to seek, up and down arrows for volume. Watch Share Print text only Cancel In less than two days, an outbreak of coronavirus in Victoria prompted the closure of the state's border with New South Wales and saw Western Australia slam its border shut to Victorians. Health authorities are urging Victorians right across the state to get tested with even the slightest symptoms, with one case already det...