Melbourne doctor tests positive for coronavirus at the city’s biggest hospital
A doctor at one of Melbourne’s largest hospitals has tested positive for coronavirus as the city enters its first day of lockdown.
The doctor reportedly worked at St Vincent’s Hospital, in Melbourne’s inner-city suburb Fitzroy, before he was swabbed on Monday.
Health authorities have begun contract tracing to identify anyone who may be infected, Nine News reported.
A doctor at St Vincent’s Hospital in Melbourne has reportedly tested positive for coronavirus after attending work on Monday. Pictured: A pop up hospital in Melbourne on Tuesday
St Vincent’s hospital is one of the many sites across Melbourne that offers coronavirus testing.
Daily Mail Australia has reached out to St Vincent’s Hospital and the Department of Health and Human Services for comment.
The news comes as the greater Melbourne area prepares to enter a six week coronavirus lockdown at midnight on Wednesday.
Victoria recorded an alarming spike in COVID-19 cases with 191 new cases reported on Tuesday.
The stay-at-home order will see residents confined to their homes unless they have an essential reason to leave.
These essential reasons include shopping for essential items, exercise, attending work or school and providing care.
The New South Wales-Victoria border has also been closed indefinitely for the first time in a century and was shut at 12.01am on Wednesday.
Road closures are in place across the borders and people travelling from Victoria are now required to have a permit and self isolate upon entering NSW.
More to come