People queue for a Covid-19 test in Melbourne on May 27, 2021.
Photo: AFP / William West
Acting Premier James Merlino said the four new cases were all linked to this week s outbreak in Melbourne s north, which has grown to 30 cases.
Merlino has asked the Commonwealth for 160 Australian Defence Force staff to help with door-to-door visits as health officials monitor close contacts and cases.
Victoria Covid-19 testing commander Jeroen Weimar said authorities were particularly concerned about the potential spread of the virus at five exposure sites:
The Sporting Globe at 590 Main Street, Mordialloc between 6.15pm and 9.45pm on Sunday, 23 May
Three Monkeys Bar at 210 Chapel Street, Prahran between 9.10pm and 11pm on Saturday, 22 May
Schools will close and Victorians will only be allowed to leave home for four reasons, with health authorities to announce stage three lockdown restrictions on Thursday.
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