Victorian contact tracers are working to identify the missing links in a growing northern suburbs coronavirus cluster as VictorianCHO warns that one of the infected people had been moving around the community with a high viral load. coronavirus
“If it was indoors it might be a problem if the ventilation is not so good, there’s a lot of humidity and people are sitting there for a couple of hours while their kids have a swimming lesson,” he said.
The new cases are the first confirmed incidences of community transmission in Victoria in almost three months. “We have to ready ourselves for any other positives and when there are close contacts who do become positive, you know, that raises the possibility that even casual contacts could become positive as well.”Professor Sutton said he believed the child who has tested positive was part of a swimming class at the Jump! Swimming School on May 21.
“Victorians have sacrificed more than anyone else and we have learned a lot about the distribution of the virus,” he said.