More suburbs in lockdown as Victoria records 108 new coronavirus cases - The Age

"There will be no one going in. And no one will be allowed out," Premier Daniel Andrews said.

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"This represents a challenge we've not yet encountered. This is not like an outbreak spread across multiple homes or multiple suburbs.

"The close confines and the shared community spaces within these large apartment blocks means this virus can spread like wildfire."

The increase of 108 cases is close to Victoria's highest-ever daily total, when 111 were recorded on March 28 and comes after the state recorded 66 new infections on Friday, 77 on Thursday and 73 on Wednesday.

Professor Sutton and other top public health officials were told about inadequate supply of masks and gloves, poor infection-control protocols and breaches of physical-distancing guidelines by hotel staff, security and health personnel.

The concerns were raised by senior players in the hotel quarantine system, who spoke to The Age on the condition of anonymity as they did not have authorisation to speak publicly about the program and their employment could be jeopardised if their identities were revealed.

Two Kmart stores were closed on Saturday for deep cleaning after staff members tested positive for the virus.

A sign outside Kmart's Brunswick store at Barkly Square shopping centre thanked customers for their understanding and cooperation, while the Footscray store was also closed.

A spokesman said the two cases were unrelated.

"At Kmart, the health and safety of our team and customers is our highest priority and we can confirm that a team member at our each of our Brunswick and Footscray stores has returned a positive result for COVID-19," the spokesman said.

"As soon as we were made aware, we immediately closed the store as a safety precaution and commenced a thorough sanitisation of the store. We are working closely with the Department of Health and will continue to keep our team and customers informed."

A notice posted on the security shutters at Kmart, Barkly Square in Brunswick on Saturday morning.

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