One cabinet minister said there was growing concern within the government about airborne spread. A new mystery case or any more cases of “fleeting transmission” – where the virus spreads between strangers at exposure sites – would inevitably trigger an extension of the lockdown, the minister said.
Another minister, speaking to
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Ministers were being briefed on Tuesday evening about the options for the length of the extension – probably between three and seven days – and a final call will be ticked off on Wednesday morning in an effort to provide more certainty for families and businesses ahead of the weekend.
“This is stranger-to-stranger transmission,” COVID-19 response commander Jeroen Weimar said on Tuesday. “They don’t know each other’s names and that’s very different from where we’ve been before.”
School closes over Covid case Victoria posted five new local infections on Sunday, bringing the state’s active virus case count to 49. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Crosling
News by Anthony Piovesan 31st May 2021 8:30 AM | Updated: 8:53 AM
A primary school in Melbourne’s outer northern suburbs has been closed after it was linked to the state’s Covid-19 outbreak.
Willmott Park Primary School notified staff and parents on Monday morning it had been closed for deep cleaning due to a coronavirus case.
The Craigieburn school is yet to be officially listed as an exposure site on the Department of Health’s website.
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