16 Feb 2021

Covid-19 - latest from Melbourne lockdown

From Checkpoint, 5:54 pm on 16 February 2021

While it is a relief to see no new community cases in New Zealand, there is a warning from Australia over false negatives.

Victoria on its fourth day of a five day snap lockdown after an outbreak in hotel quarantine spread in the community.

Today, state premier Daniel Andrews confirmed two close contacts who'd recently tested negative for the virus have since tested positive for Covid-19.

Andrews also says they're well placed to ease restrictions in the state tomorrow night, but the situation is being assessed daily.