The Australian has confirmed that a family cluster of at least 14 cases across multiple households in Melbourne’s north and outer southeast has been linked to a gathering in Coburg held to celebrate the end of the Muslim holy month on the weekend of May 23 and 24. At the time, Victorians were prohibited from having more than five guests in their homes. Asked whether any of those responsible for breaching social-distancing directives would be fined, a Health Department spokesman said: “The contact-tracing process relating to the Coburg family cluster is ongoing and all relevant avenues will be explored.”
A receptionist at the Pakenham Medical Clinic in Melbourne’s southeast told The Australian on Wednesday that a female patient who had attended the clinic on June 10 for testing and received a positive COVID-19 result three days later was believed to have contracted the virus at a family Eid celebration in Coburg now associated with the cluster. “That’s correct, yes,” the receptionist said, adding that the GP who treated the patient remained in quarantine, had not tested positive and no further cases had been linked to the clinic.
