Health
Victoria hotel quarantine worker has UK coronavirus variant, Premier Daniel Andrews confirms – ABC News
For the first time since October, Victorian health authorities report a person with COVID-19 is being treated in the intensive care unit of a hospital.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says a person with COVID-19 is being treated in intensive care for the first time in months, as genomic testing confirms the latest hotel quarantine worker to test positive to the virus has the more contagious UK variant.
Key points:
- Victoria has recorded no new coronavirus cases since yesterday
- One active case, a returned traveller, has been transferred to hospital
- The more contagious variants present “significant challenges” for authorities, the Premier says
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