Medical staff perform Covid-19 testing at a drive-through testing site in South Melbourne. Photo / GettySpeculation is mounting that Melbourne will be forced back into lockdown, after the latest cluster increased by 11 cases overnight. Victoria's Covid-19 outbreak has risen significantly overnight, with the state's cluster now at 26 cases. Meanwhile other Australian states are introducing restrictions on inter-state travellers in response to the cluster in Melbourne. Genomic sequencing has confirmed the cases that are popping up around Melbourne all stem from South Australia's hotel quarantine system.

Source: New Zealand Herald May 26, 2021 22:09 UTC