SYDNEY — Australia’s second most populous state of Victoria, the epicenter of the country’s latest coronavirus hotspot, reported five new cases of community transmission on Monday, taking the current cluster to 45.
Victoria went into a strict seven-day lockdown on Friday after new COVID-19 infections in the state capital Melbourne ended its three-month run of zero community cases.
The swelling numbers, particularly a ‘mystery case’ in a worker at an aged care home in the city, have raised questions over whether the lockdown will be extended beyond the seven days announced initially.
A second worker and one resident at the facility have now tested positive, the hom…
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