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COVID Victoria: ‘Concerning’ transmission between strangers threatens longer lockdown – 7NEWS.com.au
Authorities are concerned ‘fleeting contact’ is now enough to spread a highly infectious strain of the virus.
Concerning cases of coronavirus transmission between strangers are threatening to keep Victorians in lockdown longer than a week.
Victoria recorded three new COVID-19 cases on Tuesday – the fifth day of the states seven-day circuit breaker lockdown – bringing the latest outbreak to 54 active infections.
Health Minister Martin Foley confirmed two of the new infections are close contacts of positive cases, while the other is yet to be linked directly.
The states COVID testing commander Jeroen Weimar…
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