Melbourne is rocked by a possible Covid outbreak as two people are likely to test positive to the virus in the city’s northern suburbs
- VIC Department of Health has announced two likely Covid cases in Melbourne
- The pair, who are believed to be connected, have been placed into isolation
- An investigation is underway into the results as the two people are retested
Melbourne has been rocked by a possible Covid-19 outbreak as two likely positive cases have been identified in the city’s northern suburbs.
The Victorian Department of Health announced on Monday that two residents who are understood to be known to each other have tested positive to coronavirus.
‘A full investigation is underway into these results, and initial public health actions are being put into place while both individuals isolate and are urgently retested,’ the Department said in a statement.
‘We will communicate and specific public health actions the community needs to undertake as soon as possible when investigations and case interviews are complete.’
The Victorian Department of Health has urged residents to observe Covid-safety behaviours after two people tested positive for Covid-19. Pictured: A woman wearing a mask walks through Melbourne’s CBD
It remains unclear which suburbs the cases have been identified in.
Anyone who develops symptoms is urged to get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result.
The Department also urged Victorians to observe Covid-safe behaviours, including always wearing a mask on public transport and checking in at venues.
Meanwhile, Melburnians have flocked to testing facilities across the city, with 15 sites experiencing estimated wait times exceeding 30 minutes.
There are currently hour-long delays at drive-through test clinics in Sandringham, Epping, Heidelberg, and Watirna, and 45minute wait times at the Banyule Community Health facility in Greensborough and at Monash University in Clayton.
Eastern Health, at Box Hill Hospital, and Akoonah Park Berwick have 40 minute delays, while cars Western Health, IPC Health, Deer Park, and Monash Health in Cranbourne are expected to be in line for around half-an-hour.
More to come.
Anyone who develops symptoms is urged to get tested immediately and isolate until they receive a negative result. Pictured: A health worker testing people for Covid at the Royal Melbourne Showgrounds
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