Hundreds are in isolation as another contact at a Melbourne school tested positive for COVID-19, sparking concern about easing restrictions. Nearly 1000 people have been forced into isolation across Melbourne's northern suburbs after a school student tested positive for coronavirus. Friday's only new infection was a parent from the Preston school. ‌"That will in turn generate more close contacts and more secondary contacts. "We also have an additional 390 secondary contacts of the ongoing work spread across quite a large number of suburbs in the northern area.

Source: New Zealand Herald October 23, 2020 00:55 UTC