Victoria records two new Covid cases as official says Delta variant likely leaked from hotel quarantine
by Michael McGowan from on (#5JP7D)
Highly contagious new variant probably came through an importation from overseas via hotel quarantine, infectious diseases expert says
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Victoria has recorded two new local Covid-19 cases as authorities scramble to find the source of the state's Delta strain cluster.
A senior public health official says her strong hypothesis" is that the highly contagious Delta variant of the coronavirus that caused a second outbreak in Melbourne was caused by a hotel quarantine leak.
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