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South Australia’s coronavirus cluster probe has taken another twist — here’s what we know
South Australia’s coronavirus cluster remains a matter of intense investigation, as police, health authorities and the SA Government try to determine how the virus escaped quarantine.
Key points:
- A security guard, not a cleaner, was today identified as the suspected cluster source
- Authorities have trawled through hundreds of hours of CCTV
- Investigations into how it spread, and who was involved, are ongoing
The story has so far centred around Peppers medi-hotel and a suburban pizza bar.
Twenty-nine cases have now been included in the cluster, including two people initially thought to have contracted COVID-19 overseas, but later confirmed to have caught it while in quarantine.
Most of the cases so far are close contacts of a cleaner and two…
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