More schools in Victoria have been identified as COVID-19 exposure sites.
Authorities listed nearly 50 new exposure sites on Wednesday evening; among them, the tier-1 or close contact Our Lady Help of Christians School at Brunswick East in Melbourne’s inner north.
That school was declared a tier-1 site on Wednesday, September 15 and Thursday, September 16 between 9am and 3.30pm.
Lalor North Primary School – also in the city’s north – was declared tier 1 on Thursday, September 16 between 8.40am and 3.50pm, and on Friday, September 17 between 8.40am and 3.10pm.
Mount Hira College at Keysborough in Melbourne’s south east was declared tier 1 on Friday, September 17 between 8.10am and 3.45pm.
Bacchus Marsh Primary School, about 50 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, was declared tier 1 over two days: on Wednesday, September 15 between 8.30am and 9.10am and 3.15pm and 3.40pm, and on Thursday, September 16 during the same timeframes.
Meantime, Green Leaves Early Learning Highlands at Craigieburn in Melbourne’s outer north was declared a tier-1 exposure site on Saturday, September 18, Sunday, September 19 and Monday, September 20 between 9am and 6pm.
Ballarat Gov Hub in the regional city was declared a tier-1 site over five days, from Monday, September 13 through to Friday, September 17, between 7am and 5pm on each day.
Authorities also identified a number of new tier-2 sites, including several venues at Hamilton in south west Victoria, a business complex at Narre Warren and a McDonald’s at Elsternwick, both in Melbourne’s south east, a Costco at Epping in the city’s north, a grocery store in the west, and the Ballarat Gov Hub.
A full list of Victorian exposure sites can be found here.
