5 New Cases, 5 Suburbs on COVID Alert in Victoria

Hospital staff assist people waiting in line to be screened for COVID-19 outside the Royal Melbourne Hospital on March 11, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Luis Ascui/Getty Images

Victoria has recorded five new virus cases and no deaths as authorities work to contain an outbreak in Melbourne’s north.

Residents of five suburbs in Melbourne’s north, including 120 people living in a social housing block, have been urged to get tested if they experience symptoms of COVID-19 after a school student tested positive.