Thursday, 22 Oct 2020 08:33 AM MYTSYDNEY, Oct 22 — Residents in five suburbs in Australia's second-largest city have been put on alert and people living in a public housing block urged to self-isolate after a new coronavirus case in a school sparked fears of a fresh outbreak.
Authorities have asked people in the affected suburbs and 120 residents living in a public housing block to get tested if they experienced any flu-like symptoms. Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said Victoria health authorities were responding effectively to the new virus clusters in the state.