SYDNEY – A sudden coronavirus cluster emerged Monday in an Australian city that had gone seven months without a significant outbreak, with the virus again escaping from the country’s hotel quarantine system.
South Australia state reported four cases had been detected in Adelaide on Sunday, before the cluster grew sharply overnight to 17 people Monday – the largest there since April.
“We just kept getting positives coming off the machine,” chief health officer Nicola Spurrier told ABC.
Spurrier said it was “very clear” the cluster was linked to a hotel used to quarantine travelers returning from overseas, where one of the infected people works.
Officials moved quickly to contain the outbreak, ordering hundreds of people to isolate while closing linked schools and businesses.(AFP)
