A Melbourne family-of-four who travelled to New South Wales were infected with the new strain of the Indian Covid-19 virus, health authorities have revealed. Victoria's Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said genomic testing found at least two of the family were infected with the highly-contagious Delta B16172 variant. WHAT IS THE DELTA VARIANT? The World Health Organisation on Tuesday said it was clear there were 'greater public health risks' associated with the Delta variant. The decision to go into lockdown followed health authorities declaring two people, who had only 'fleeting' contact with infected cases, tested positive to Covid-19.

Source: Daily Mail June 04, 2021 02:14 UTC