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The new cases came as the state conducted 45,000 tests and take the latest cluster to 40 in total

The acting premier has warned of a ‘faster running’ virus but experts say there is no clear evidence of shorter incubation period

The acting premier, James Merlino, said: “I’ve contacted the prime minister this morning. “The request will be for around 160 ADF staff for at least the next fortnight to assist our authorised officers in door-knocking … If we have those additional ADF staff pairing up with authorised officers we are effectively doubling our capacity to do that really important work over the next few weeks.” On Friday morning the health minister, Greg Hunt, said the federal government would assist with ADF personnel, additional contact tracing and testing but the Victorian government ...

Last modified on Thu 27 May 2021 04.43 EDT The hotline for booking a Covid-19 vaccine was unavailable for hours following the Victorian government’s decision to open up vaccinations to those aged over 40. As the acting premier, James Merlino, announced Victoria would go into a seven-day lockdown to get on top of a growing number of cases of Covid-19, he announced people aged between 40 and 49 would be able to get the Pfizer vaccine at state-run clinics from Friday. Merlino said it would be a matter for the federal government on whether the vaccine would be available for those in that ag...

First published on Tue 25 May 2021 21.02 EDT Victorians are bracing for additional Covid-19 cases as other states closed their borders and warned residents to avoid traveling to Melbourne. Victoria’s acting premier, James Merlino, said on Wednesday that the next 24 hours would be critical after the state recorded six new local cases, taking the cluster to 15 in total. The government has held off on imposing further restrictions, so far, but wouldn’t rule out a tougher stance including a potential lockdown. The state’s chief health officer, Prof Brett Sutton, is concerned about the amoun...