Victoria’s contact-tracing effort buckles under the weight of Covid-19 cases – The Guardian

Victorias rise in Covid-19 case numbers is occurring so rapidly that contact tracing can no longer be relied upon to unearth all potential clusters in the state, according to epidemiologists who argue health detective work wont make much difference when youve got thousands of active cases potentially out there.
On Monday the states chief health officer, Brett Sutton, said there were literally thousands on the phone who are chasing up close contacts and who are talking to them about what quarant…

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