Victorians might be alarmed to hear today that 317 new cases of COVID-19 were recorded in the last 24 hours.It’s the single highest day-to-day increase for the state since the pandemic began.Health Minister Jenny Mikakos labelled it a “very concerning number” but a leading epidemiologist isn’t willing to go that far.He says there was always…
“There’s often 10 per cent to 20 per cent of all coronavirus infections who require hospitalisation, so that’s a couple of hundred individuals at least.”Of Victoria’s 26 intensive care patients, 21 are on ventilators.Professor Sutton said elevating Melbourne and Mitchell Shire to stage four restrictions – stricter than Victoria has experienced so far in the…
A security guard working at a Melbourne hotel guarding asylum seekers has tested positive for COVID-19, raising “terrifying” fears of outbreak mess in the state.Detainees have posted images of cleaners in protective clothing conducting a deep clean of the Manta accommodation facility in the suburb of Preston overnight.It follows the spread of coronavirus through multiple…
More than 1 million Victorians have been advised not to leave their suburbs by a national health committee and the state government is considering making the advice a legally enforceable restriction. On Sunday the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee advised against travel to and from the Hume, Brimbank, Moreland, Darebin, Cardinia and Casey local government…
