Five new cases, fearing that the lockdown will be extended

The state’s cluster rose to 40 after Sunday Five new locally acquired Covid-19 cases Was recorded.

An overseas traveller who is currently quarantined in a hotel has also contracted one case, bringing the total number of active cases in the state to 49.

Two of the five cases were close contacts of other cases, the other three new cases were linked, and the other was related to a known location of exposure.

Links to other new cases, Including an elderly care worker, Is under investigation. The authorities described the elderly care worker as a “mysterious case.”

Within 24 hours, more than 45,000 coronavirus test results were received and more than 17,700 people were vaccinated.More than 15,000 primary and secondary contacts were forced to quarantine, Victoria The list of exposed websites has now soared to 170.

Authorities are particularly concerned about the number of identified “high-risk” establishments, such as bars and clubs, leading to fears that the state may see a surge in infections in the next few days.

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Acting Governor James Merlino did have reservations when he expressed his disappointment at the lack of federal government support for businesses suffering from the state’s seven-day lockdown.

At a press conference on Sunday, Mr. Merlino announced a US$250 million plan to support small and medium enterprises, including self-employed individuals.

Mr. Merlino said the plan will support the companies most affected by the lockdown before calling on the federal government to ignore further requests for assistance.

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“At the same time, Victorian workers need support. This is where we need Canberra to participate in the negotiations. I regret to say that they refused to do so,” he said.

“During this period, we have repeatedly asked the federal government to support workers, but the firm answer is no.

“Workers in Victoria should get more from the federal government. I am very disappointed that the prime minister and the minister of finance have answered no.”

Victorian Finance Minister Tim Pallas also criticized the government and called on them to “stand up.”

“You will hear a lot from the federal government about the need for our cooperation. Well, we are not a silent partner,” he said.

“They like speaking. They are not a tangible partner. We need them to be on stage. The workers need them, and the community needs them.”

Mr. Pallas said he was “both angry and disappointed.”

Experts say that the lock extension on the card

The blockade gives Victorians only five reasons to leave their homes and will end at 11:59pm on June 3, but authorities have repeatedly stated that it is too early to know whether this will happen.

Mr. Merlino said that when deciding whether to end the lockdown, many factors need to be considered, including the number of cases, the type of cases, whether there are any mysterious cases, the number of exposed locations, and the speed of transmission. .

“We have entered a seven-day lockdown period for three days. This is a very, very serious matter. Today we are going to talk about a mysterious case. Today we are talking about pensions. There are many here.

Work to be done,” he said.

Mr. Merlino said that the current lockdown restrictions are being evaluated “every hour of the day”, adding that there is no specific threshold to lift or extend the lockdown.

Mr. Melino said: “When we can relax these restrictions on the 7-day circuit breaker lockout, we will listen to public health advice.”

“I go back to the advice and public health received a few days ago. We need to enter the breaker lock state because if we can’t lead, if we can’t lead

This outbreak then became uncontrollable. Everyone knows what this means.

“It is too early for us to talk about easing restrictions. This is a very serious outbreak.”

But even if the blockade does end, it seems that some strict restrictions still exist.

The mask rules for indoor events will remain unchanged and new density restrictions will be introduced for venues. Sunday Herald Sun.

According to reports, the reopening of schools will depend on whether Victoria is experiencing uncontrolled spread of the virus before mid-week.

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Under the current 7-day “circuit breaker” lockdown, residents can only leave their homes to get food and supplies, get authorized work, care and care, exercise up to two hours a day with one person, and get vaccinations.

A series of other restrictions surrounding masks, gatherings, venues and businesses are also in place.

Epidemiologist and World Health Organization (WHO) consultant Professor Mary-Louise McLaws thinks it may The possibility of lock extension is very high.

She told ABC’s weekend breakfast The 7-day lock-up period covers an incubation period, and at the end of the lock-up period, they decided to extend it for another 7 days.

“In epidemic management, it usually takes two average incubation periods to reach zero and have a good understanding of what is happening,” said Professor McLoughs.

“If there are fewer cases, a 7-day lockdown may be enough.”

With the surge in demand, vaccines need to be queued for six hours

The waiting time for the Covid-19 vaccine has skyrocketed as Victorians rushed out to get the vaccine in droves.

Last week, Acting Governor James Merlino announced that it would expand the scope of vaccination at various state sites to include Pfizer vaccinators between 40 and 49 years old.

Victoria announced the largest single day for vaccination on Saturday, with more than 21,600 people participating in the vaccination.

However, some vaccination centers and vaccination booking hotlines have been trying to keep up with the surge in the number of people who want to get vaccinated.

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Due to technical failures at two large-scale vaccination sites, which meant that staff could not log in to the new computer system, some wait times were as long as six hours.

Due to the long queue, the staff of the Melbourne Convention and Exhibition Centre was forced to shut out some people.

Due to the high demand for jabs, the two vaccination centers at Sunshine Hospital and Melbourne Showgrounds were also forced to shut out people this morning.

“Due to the high demand, we are temporarily closing the “walk-in” of the two sites. Thank you for your patience. We will notify you in time,” Western Health said in a tweet.

Victoria’s test commander Jeroen Weimar stated that the technical issue was resolved by 10:30 in the evening.

He said that people are welcome to go to the vaccination center, but residents are advised to check the official website for the latest waiting time.

“If you are in line, we want to make sure that you get vaccinated that day, we don’t want people to line up all day and then not actually get vaccinated at the end of the day,” Mr. Weimar said.