Entire Melbourne apartment block is plunged into two weeks isolation as four supermarkets and two chemists are also exposed to coronavirus
Residents of an apartment block in a trendy bayside suburb have been ordered to isolate for two weeks as Melbourne's latest coronavirus outbreak continues to grow.
The list of exposure sites swelled to more than 500 venues as the state recorded 25 new cases on Sunday.
Four supermarkets and two chemists are among the latest exposure sites announced during Melbourne's sixth lockdown, which is set to be extended into a third week.
Around 150 residents at an apartment building in Fitzroy Street in St Kilda cannot leave their homes for two weeks after a cleaner worked at the complex while infectious for three consecutive days on August 10-12.
Affected residents have slammed the lack of advise from health authorities, who took over communications from building management on Saturday night.
Melburnians are in the second week of their sixth lockdown (pictured two women exercising on Saturday)
Around 150 residents at this St Kilda complex cannot leave their homes for two weeks
Residents claim they were ordered by building management on Saturday to get tested immediately and isolate until they received a negative result, the Herald Sun reported.
Some were informed by email the next day they would have to self-isolate for two weeks after the complex was upgraded to a tier one exposure site.
Others were seen coming and going from the complex after testing negative as health authorities came under fire.
'They want to take over communication but where are they? At this stage I have heard nothing from them,' one furious resident said.
'The government has a lot of explaining to do.'
Another contacted the health department and was told they were free to go if they'd hadn't been contacted directly.
'You hear communication has improved but then you see this happening … maybe it was all a mistake? Who knows.'
Anyone who attended Chemist Warehouse at Dandenong on August 13, 12:15pm-1:15pm must get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result
Hundreds of other Melburnians have been ordered to get tested after 13 tier two exposure sites were also listed on Sunday.
Anyone who visited a tier two site at specific times must get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result.
One infected case attended five shops in Balaclava in the the city's south on Friday afternoon, including Chemist Warehouse, Coles, a bakery and a deli.
Another stopped at Princes Pizza & Kebab Dandenong last Thursday for a late night kebab.
Coles Footscray in the city's inner-west was on Sunday's list twice after an infected customer was there on August 9 and August 13
Victoria recorded 25 new cases on Sunday, including 13 who were in the community while infectious.
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Almost 32,300 Victorians came forward for testing while another 23,076 were vaccinated.
An additional 84,000 new COVID-19 vaccine appointments will be made available from today in a bid to boost vaccination rates
Premier Daniel Andrews said it was too soon to decide whether restrictions would be lifted in Melbourne as planned on Thursday.
'I have always tried to be as frank as possible, whether from this podium or in the work that I do, I am not here to do anything other than to be frank,' he said.
'I do think these numbers are too high. I am not going to make an announcement today. Today is Sunday. I do not know what our position will be on Thursday.'
Of the 25 new cases recorded in Melbourne on Sunday, 13 were infectious in the community (pictured Melburnians exercising on Saturday)
New Melbourne exposure sites
Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed must get tested and isolate for 14 days regardless of test results:
St Kilda: 181 Fitzroy Street Apartment Complex, August 10, 7:15am-1:40pm, August 11 and 12, 7am-1pm
Anyone who attended the following venues at the times listed must get tested and isolate until given a negative result:
Tullamarine: RedBook Inspect Tullamarine, August 7, 9:13am - 9:33am
Caulfield North: Woolworths Metro Caulfield North, August 10, 7.05pm-7.45pm
Balaclava: Daneli's Deli Balaclava, August 13, 2:55pm - 3:40pm
Balaclava: Tempo Beverages, August 13, 3:05pm - 3:45pm
Balaclava: Haymisha Bakery, August 13, 3:10pm - 3:50pm
Balaclava: Chemist Warehouse Balaclava, August 13, 3:15pm - 4:00pm
Balaclava: Coles Balaclava, August 13, 3:25pm - 4:20pm
Dandenong: Chemist Warehouse, August 13, 12:15pm-1:15pm
Dandenong: Colombo Impex Dandenong, August 13, 7:15pm - 8:00pm
Dandenong, Princes Pizza & Kebab Dandenong, August 12, 10:15pm - 10:45pm
Footscray: Coles Footscray, August 9, 10:30am - 11:10am and August 13, 10:30am - 11:10am
Footscray: French Baguette Cafe, August 13, 10:35am - 11:10am