Experts shoot down Victorian government’s ‘alarmist’ claims about virus spread – NEWS.com.au

Health experts have serious doubts over claims made by the Victorian government that the covid strain spreading in Melbourne is transmitting in faster and unexpected ways.On more than one occasion this week, Victorian officials have described the new “Kappa” variant in the state as an “absolute beast” — saying it is passing between people on only “fleeting contact” with one another. They claimed it could be passed on by merely brushing past a stranger in a shop.
Yesterday, the state’s chief health…

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