Victoria has recorded 20 new locally acquired coronavirus cases, five of which are under investigation.
Authorities have refused to rule out an extension, with Health Minister Martin Foley saying decisions were being made on an"hour-by-hour basis".
About 12,000 people are self-isolating after coming into contact with an infected case, while the exposure site list grew to almost 300 overnight, including a second housing tower in Flemington. Of greatest concern to authorities is Caroline Springs Square Shopping Centre, where half of Tuesday's new 20 cases contracted the virus, including two people who may have caught the virus through"fleeting transmission".
Late on Tuesday, health authorities instructed all staff who worked at the shopping centre between 2 and 5 August to immediately get tested and quarantine for 14 days.Several bus and train routes near the shopping centre have also been listed as exposure sites.However, the doctor was not infectious while working at the hospital.For exposure sites visit
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