Panic buyers have stripped Melbourne s supermarket shelves of toilet paper - with shoppers posting pictures of empty shelves just minutes after it was announced the state would go into lockdown.
Cars at testing centre in Epping in Melbourne s north backed up for half-an-hour
By 11am that wait time had increased to three hours, Department of Health said
Victoria s surprise outbreak stands at 15 cases after 11 new infections confirmed
Spread of exposure sites has grown rapidly to include MCG and regional venues
Next 24 hours critical as the state government considers further restrictions
Health by Anthony Piovesan 26th May 2021 8:01 AM | Updated: 11:25 AM
Victorians have been warned about future Covid restrictions after the state posted six new local infections.
Acting Premier James Merlino said on Wednesday morning the next 24 hours would be crucial and authorities “cannot rule out taking further action”.
“The next 24 hours will be critical,” he told reporters.
“We are not going to foreshadow what those changes may or may not be.
“It will be dependent on what happens over the next 24 hours and advice from the public health team.”
Mr Merlino said all 15 cases in the northern suburbs cluster were linked and could be traced back to the hotel breach in South Australia, which was a “good thing”.
A concerning coronavirus cluster in Melbourne has now climbed to 15 cases
Latest cases are of the double mutant Indian strain, which is hyper-infectious
Alert issued after infected case attended the AFL game at the MCG on Sunday
Acting premier said the source of the outbreak was hotel quarantine in SA James Merlino said he won t rule out taking further action on restrictions
Panic buyers have stripped some Melbourne supermarket shelves bare despite the city not going into lockdown after its latest Covid cluster, as residents warned next 24 hours critical .