A school has been shut down and health officials will be going door-to-door in Melbourne's north this morning in an attempt to limit a new COVID-19 cluster. A student at the East Preston Islamic College tested positive yesterday. The school said there was confusion about the case after siblings recovered from the virus, but the boy was supposed to stay in isolation. Other cases have been identified in a social housing block in Broadmeadows with 120 residents told to self isolate.
Meantime, in New South Wales, a health alert has been issued for anyone who attended last week's Bathurst 1000 race. It comes after remnants of the virus were detected in raw sewage in the area. Racegoers and local residents are