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A new Covid-19 outbreak was discovered in the Australian city of Adelaide, which had not witnessed the main hot spots of the emerging virus for seven months, authorities announced.
And the state of South Australia said that four cases were discovered in Adelaide on Sunday and that the number of cases rose to 17 on Monday due to the virus outbreak, and this is the largest outbreak of the virus in Adelaide since April.
Said the local official in charge of the health sector. Nicolas Spurier, told Australian channel ABC, “We do not stop registering new cases.”
He added that it is “clear” that the epicenter of the outbreak is linked to a hotel used to quarantine people returning from abroad and where one of the infected people works.
City officials quickly took action to contain the spread of the virus, ordering hundreds of people to self-quarantine and close schools and businesses.
And the last time you discovered a Corona virus outbreak in South Australia. Outside the quarantine areas, it dates back to August, and authorities had taken swift action at the time to prevent its spread, but it is feared that the new epicenter of the outbreak will affect people who are considered the most vulnerable, as a guard Prison and elderly care center employees have tested positive for the virus.
This comes at a time when Australian officials were breathing with relief after they managed to control the second wave of cases in Melbourne.
So far, Australia has managed to contain the epidemic and, since its onset, has recorded just over 27,700 cases and 907 deaths.
Source: French press agency
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