By Catherine Bennett
So lockdown continues. We nearly have this outbreak under control, but are just not quite there yet.
The latest six cases announced on Wednesday captured both good and bad news. One new case has been in quarantine for their entire infectious period with no new exposure sites to add – that’s the best news. Another case moved between an exposure site in Brighton and their home in Anglesea, raising some alarm bells. A Victorian family holidayed over the border in NSW before being tested, and both parents and their two children tested positive yesterday.
One case in this family was reported to have been tested six days after symptoms began on 25 May. This is not such good news. Public heath teams must now work backwards, and across borders to see if there are other potential chains of transmission to follow up.
One of the most vocal leaders of Melbourne s Covid conspiracy movement has clashed with police in violent protests over the weekend as the city entered its snap seven day lockdown.