Victoria records four new local COVID cases as Melbourne lockdown enters second week
Yesterday, two cases of coronavirus previously linked to Melbourne's growing outbreak were reclassified as false positives.
The cases had been cited by health officials as two examples of at least half a dozen where the virus was transmitted through "fleeting contact" between strangers.Victorian Acting Premier James Merlino this morning hosed down any expectations that Melbourne's lockdown could be lifted early, in light of the false positives.
"We've got 5,000 primary close contacts, we've got exposure sites right across the state, we've got a high number of cases, many of them of some concern to public health," Mr Merlino said.Victoria has made a request to the Commonwealth to double the supply of AstraZeneca vaccine doses to the state's GPs.
"We also want to see additional Pfizer allocations starting from a further 100,000 from mid-June and some confidence in supply for that six week period," Mr Merlino said.
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