Some Victorians face spending Christmas Day in isolation after receiving text messages overnight instructing them to get tested
Victoria has recorded 2108 new cases of coronavirus and six deaths, as testing wait times blow out, forcing several of the few operational facilities to close, while some Victorians face spending Christmas Day in isolation after receiving text messages overnight instructing them to get tested.
The proportion of Victoria’s population aged over 12 that is fully vaccinated stands at 92 per cent, after another 2208 people rolled up their sleeves to receive a vaccine dose at a state-run hub on Christmas Eve.this week as Victorians geared up to travel for the festive season. Many centres were forced to shut as soon as they opened after immediately reaching full capacity, for days in a row.
Wait times blew out to 150 minutes at the Cranbourne testing hub about 7.30am on Saturday, while the wait was 90 minutes at Melton Football Netball Club, and 60 minutes at Melbourne Showgrounds and the Coolaroo testing hub.By about 8.20am, Monash University’s Clayton site was also closed after it reached capacity, as were Frankston Hospital’s drive- and walk-through sites, the Alfred Hospital’s walk-through site, and Victoria University’s Werribee East testing site.
“The thing is, it was last Sunday that we attended this [exposure] location,” he said. “[It’s] not a great way to spend Christmas morning.Another caller, Peter, also got an alert on Christmas Eve, meaning he had to cancel family and holiday plans after he said hospital staff told him to not expect a COVID-19 test result until early next week.
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