Child and two staff test positive for coronavirus at Port Melbourne daycare
A Port Melbourne daycare has been closed “until further notice” after a child and two staff members tested positive for coronavirus overnight.
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A child and two staff members at a Port Melbourne childcare centre have tested positive for coronavirus.
The Ada Mary A’Beckett Children’s Centre has been shut down “until further notice” after the cases were confirmed on July 21.
In a statement, management of the Cumberland Rd centre said they were “taking direction from the Department of Health and Human Services to ensure all response protocols and procedures are correctly implemented and followed”.
“This includes a professional deep clean of the facility and full co-operation with the contract-trace process which is now under way.
“Safeguarding the health and wellbeing of children, families and employees remains the overwhelming priority of the centre’s management and the committee.”
It comes as five new active cases of coronavirus were confirmed in Port Phillip overnight to Monday, July 20, bringing the total number to 32.
For now, Stage 3 restrictions will remain in place until August 19 but a move to Stage 4 restrictions is not being ruled out.
From 11.59pm on Wednesday, July 22, people living in metropolitan Melbourne and in the Mitchell Shire Council area will have wear face masks when leaving home for one of the four reasons.
There will be some reasons not to wear a face covering, such as for medical reasons, kids aged under 12 years, those who have a professional reason or if it’s just not practical – like when running.
“These restrictions have become necessary because of the sharp increase in cases,” said Victoria’s Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton.
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