Australia Corona Virus

Victoria records no new local cases of COVID-19 amid fears hundreds of footy fans may have been exposed

Source: 9news

Victoria has recorded no new local cases of COVID-19 amid fears hundreds of footy fans may have potentially been exposed to a positive infection on Melbourne trains.

Nearly 22,000 tests were conducted in the past 24 hours and one case was acquired overseas in hotel quarantine.

Health authorities are urging hundreds of fans to come forward and get tested for COVID-19 after the man who contracted the virus in a South Australia medi-hotel travelled on two trains.

Health Minister Martin Foley said the infected man’s trip on a train from Flinders Street to Craigieburn coincided with the end of the AFL game between Richmond and Geelong.

Victorian health authorities are urging hundreds of football fans to come forward and get tested after they were potentially exposed to a positive coronavirus case. (Nine)

The man travelled from Craigieburn to Southern Cross station which departed at 5.28pm on May 7.