Melbourne lockdown key to getting Covid-19 contact tracing to manageable level, expert says

Victoria struggles to cope with around 5,000 contacts of people who tested positive for coronavirus in the second spikeFollow live news from around AustraliaWhat you need to know about Melbourne’s stage 3 lockdown rulesSign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus emailThe second lockdown in Melbourne will be key to getting contact tracing to a manageable level, an epidemiologist has said, as Victoria struggles to cope with around 5,000 contacts of people who tested positive for coronavirus in the second spike.Victoria has seen over a week of triple-digit daily case numbers of coronavirus reported, largely in the Melbourne and Mitchell shire areas. Continue reading... https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2020/jul/14/melbourne-lockdown-key-to-getting-covid-19-contact-tracing-to-manageable-level-expert-says #health #coronavirus_outbreak #australia_news #melbourne #victoria #google #apple #sydney #new_south_wales