A truck driver has been identified as the source of a new outbreak in Victoria. Photo / 123RFIn Australia, a Melbourne truck driver who reportedly hid visits to regional Victoria where coronavirus cases were then recorded could be fined almost $10,000. The truck driver travelled to Shepparton on September 29 and 30, before new cases were recorded in the area. The Herald-Sun reports the truck driver is the father of an apprentice at the Butcher's Club in Chadstone, a coronavirus cluster linked to 57 total and 32 current active cases in Victoria. The truck driver could face a $9913 fine for potentially providing false or misleading information to contact tracers.
Source: New Zealand Herald October 14, 2020 20:48 UTC