The outbreak that derailed Victoria's hopes of a significant step out of restrictions this week contains lessons to help the state prepare for the months to come, a leading epidemiologist says.
On September 21, Daniel Andrews told Victorians: "This is not just a good day. It's a great day."
Contact tracers are trained to ask where people work, and are on particular alert for high-risk jobs like cleaning. The person stopped at a cafe for breakfast, infecting a staff member, and sparking a new cluster that has now grown to at least six cases. To date, nearly 1,000 people in Kilmore have been tested, and nearly 400 are in isolation. The current number of cases is six.
Professor Sutton also highlighted the "burden" for contacts of contacts to enter 14 days of quarantine. "I think the risk with broadening quarantine or home isolation measures is that you scare people away from identifying as contacts, or even getting tested," he said.
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