More than 90 per cent of Victoria's COVID-19 cases have been linked back to a family of four at Melbourne's Rydges hotel. 9News
Five days later genomic testing confirmed they were all linked.
Asked if the first workers infected were hotel staff or contracted security guards, Dr Alpren said: "My understanding is they were a mixture". A separate inquiry in Canberra heard 100 ADF personnel were on standby in Victoria from day one of the quarantine program There are no conclusions as to how they became infected, but an episode of environmental contamination in the family's room was named as a possibility, as well as the family being allowed outside with security guards.Victorian Premier Daniel AndrewsLieutenant General John Frewen confirmed the ADF had 100 personnel on standby in Victoria from day one of the quarantine program.
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