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Fight to contain latest Vic COVID outbreak AAP 31 mins ago Benita Kolovos © James Ross/AAP PHOTOS There are more than 50 exposure sites across Melbourne and regional Victoria, including the MCG. Acting Victorian Premier James Merlino says the next 24 hours will be critical to avoid another lockdown after the state recorded six more locally acquired COVID-19 cases. The new cases are close contacts of people who have already tested positive to COVID-19 as part of the City of Whittlesea cluster, which has grown since Monday to 15.  Five of the six new cases are linked to a ...

Victoria Health Minister Martin Foley has thanked the state’s contact tracing teams for working “extraordinarily hard” to chase down lines of inquiry and build the lists of contacts following the last outbreak. “As of last night, the department had identified 301 primary close contacts and with negative tests available so far for 80 of those with more coming in today," he said. Mr Foley said three tier one venues of particular concern were attended by a positive case in Prahran and South Yarra on Saturday May 22 and early Sunday morning. The times of concern for the Three Monke...

The latest CCP virus cluster in North Melbourne has grown to 15 cases, with 11 new infections in ...

A COVID-19 outbreak linked to the City of Whittlesea has grown to 15 cases. Acting Premier James Merlino said there […]

Health authorities are in crisis talks debating a snap five-day lockdown for Melbourne as  the city's coronavirus outbreak grows.