Victoria deputy chief health officer Allen Cheng said on Thursday morning there had not yet been any transmission of Covid-19 at North Melbourne Primary School, but urged the community to get tested.
“There are close contacts at North Melbourne Primary – That is 243 Tier one contacts and 90 Tier two contacts identified among staff and students there,” he told reporters. “Testing is under way and there is a designated testing lane at the Melbourne Show grounds for that group.” More than 300 people linked to a Melbourne primary school have been ordered into isolation. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Andrew HenshawTier one contacts must urgently get tested and quarantine for 14 days, regardless of a negative result.It comes after Victoria recorded three new local infections on Thursday - including one already announced on Wednesday - bringing the state’s active case count to 69.
Professor Allen Cheng said two cases recorded on Thursday were primary close contacts already quarantining. Picture: NCA NewsWire/Sarah MatrayProfessor Cheng said the two unreported cases were primary close contacts already quarantining – one was a child of a previously identified case in the city of Whittlesea and the other was an employee of a Port Melbourne workplace.The Party Games newsletter