Victoria records one new coronavirus case as Melburnians flee the city - The Age

Victoria has recorded one new local case of COVID-19 as the state’s regional and metropolitan areas were reunited for the first weekend in three weeks under eased coronavirus restrictions.

The new case is connected to the Arcare Maidstone aged care facility outbreak, taking that cluster to 13 cases.

The state’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton told reporters on Saturday that the virus was “absolutely still out there” and urged people to wear masks indoors and when they could not physically distance.

“As you get out and about a little bit more, including into regional areas, please remember to follow those directions that apply across Victoria,” Professor Sutton said.

He said 168 residents in the Kings Park apartment building in Southbank were still in isolation, with 154 of those already testing negative.

“Those residents have been incredibly patient, it is incredibly difficult to be stuck in your home en masse,” Professor Sutton said.

There are now nine cases connected to the Southbank apartment outbreak.

New first-dose appointments for Pfizer will be opened up in Victoria again next week.

Professor Sutton said 27 per cent of Victorians aged in their 40s had received at least one dose of the vaccine, with 45 per cent of those in their 50s having at least their first jab, and 56 per cent for those over 70.

“The advice is clear, however, if you’ve received your first dose of AstraZeneca without any serious adverse reactions you really must get your second dose at 12 weeks,” he said.

“The reality is that the already very rare risk of clotting disorders from a single dose of AstraZeneca vaccine is even rarer, with a follow up dose.

“If you’ve got concerns, please speak to your GP, please speak to a qualified health practitioner, so you can talk through any and all of those concerns that you might have.”

Two new cases were reported in overseas arrivals now in hotel quarantine. More than 30,800 tests were received and 17,800 vaccine doses were administered by state authorities in the past 24 hours.

There are now 51 active cases case across Victoria, down from 94 active cases less than two weeks ago.

Meanwhile, metropolitan residents have fled the city this weekend, after Victorian restrictions eased to allow travel between the city and the regions for the first time since late May.

But new rules require visitors to Victoria’s alpine resorts to have evidence of a negative COVID-19 test within 72 hours of departing the city to enter the ski fields. Children under 12 are exempt.

Rob Aivatoglou, who runs George’s ski hire in the heart of the Mount Buller village said there was “no doubt that the COVID test has deterred some customers”.

Victoria recorded one new local case on Friday: a primary close contact of an existing case linked to the Southbank townhouse complex.

No new exposure sites were added overnight, as the newly COVID-positive woman lives at the locked-down Kings Park apartments had spent her infectious period in isolation.

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