and what have we been telling you

worth looking at the chart — this current spike is as bad as the initial one in late March early April — so if they don’t hurry up and clean it up, then we will need to return to what worked back in April, at least whatever level of restrictions we had then

Coronavirus cases in Victoria are rising, with community transmissions the main focus

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-06-26/coronavirus-cases-in-victoria-are-rising-community-transmission/12397832

From a daily average of three coronavirus cases in Victoria a fortnight ago, to 23 today. The state has recorded 160 new coronavirus cases in the past week. Community transmission has contributed to most of the new infections in Victoria

And unlike the earlier stages of the pandemic, most are now being infected on Australian soil, rather than bringing the virus in from overseas.

With community transmission rates as high as we’ve seen this week, we have to assume there is more virus in the community than we know about. The Victorian Government is clearly worried enough about the virus spreading further to launch a major testing blitz. Medical staff are going door-to-door hoping to test at least half the residents of 10 suburbs with a “community transmission challenge” by the end of next week.

“The fact that we’re not seeing a major escalation in numbers is reassuring and we are very confident that the Victorian response … is good, strong and appropriate,” Dr Murphy said.

People watching on from north of the Victorian border should remember: it could be you next

While locally acquired infections are rare at the moment in New South Wales, they are still occurring, including five cases in school students and staff in the past month.