Amid mounting concerns about the efficacy of contact tracing, Acting Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly said the rate of unexplained transmission was deeply concerning.
Victoria's contact tracing system will be bolstered after being overwhelmed beyond capacity, with some people waiting nearly two weeks for confirmation they could have been exposed to coronavirus.have confirmed the Department of Health and Human Services has failed on multiple occasions to inform in a timely fashion close contacts of confirmed COVID-19 cases, leading to situations in which Victorians were unaware they might be spreading the virus.
"All states and territories again reaffirmed their support for Victoria in providing whatever resources they needed to deal with the outbreak in Victoria," Mr Morrison said. "Contact tracing is a difficult, laborious and really challenging task no matter how many close contacts you have, even a small number," Mr Andrews said.
"Due to the concentrated efforts in recent days there have been some delays with this process and our team is working quickly to get hold of everyone."
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