ACT Health has renewed calls for Canberrans who have recently travelled to Victoria to stay alert and get tested for coronavirus, as the Melbourne cluster grew on Wednesday.
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There are now 15 cases linked to the outbreak in Melbourne's northern suburbs, with a growing list of exposure sites sprawling towards the city's south and some regional towns.
Exposure sites in the regional towns of Bendigo and Axedale have been added to the list, prompting ACT Health to urge anyone who has recently been in Victoria to stay alert as the outbreak grows.
Anyone who attended the Axedale Tavern on May 23 from 11.45 to 1.30pm must get tested and quarantine for 14 days regardless of a negative result.
Anyone who attended Hairfolk in Bendigo on May 22 from 9.40am to 10.10am must get tested and isolate until they receive a negative result.
Victoria's health department reported 10 new local COVID-19 cases in the previous 24 hours, including the five that were announced on Tuesday.
A number of sites across Melbourne's south-east are among the list.
From 6pm Tuesday Canberrans who have been to Greater Melbourne in the past 14 days are required to complete an online declaration form.
ACT residents are free to return home from Melbourne but must complete the form within 24 hours of travelling.
Non-ACT residents how have attended close contact exposure sites in Victoria must apply for an exemption to enter the territory.
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"Please continue checking to see if you have been to a newly identified COVID-19 exposure site," ACT Health said in a statement.
"All other ACT public health information and travel requirements regarding the Victorian COVID-19 outbreak remain the same at this time. We will continue to monitor the evolving situation in Victoria and will provide further advice if required."
On Tuesday, Health Minister Rachel Stephen-Smith discouraged travel to Victoria, saying as the situation evolved it was possible more restrictions would be put on travel.
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