Thousands of shoppers are forced into isolation after infected bargain-hunters visit two of Melbourne s biggest shopping centres, putting them on the Covid-19 infected list.
Victoria is bracing for an extended lockdown with 40 infected, more than 180 exposure sites, and another looming aged care disaster after an employee at the Arcare facility in Maidstone tested positive.
The Victorian and federal governments have exchanged tense words over the Commonwealth s contribution to the state as it undergoes a seven-day lockdown in response to a cluster of Covid cases.
Coles and Kmart shoppers in Melbourne’s north are on alert after a busy shopping centre was exposed to coronavirus.
The Victorian Health Department declared the two shops at Epping Plaza Shopping Centre in the city’s north Tier 2 public exposure sites on Sunday.
Anyone who attended the stores between the specified times is required to get tested immediately and self-isolate until they receive a negative result.
The stores join about 180 other venues scattered across Melbourne and the rest of the state that have been put on the list after being visited by a Covid-positive case.
Earlier today Acting Victorian Premier James Merlino hinted the snap seven-day circuit-breaker lockdown which was implemented on Thursday, may be extended.