Melbourne Virus Hotspot Home to Cedar Meats, Source of Previous Outbreak

Melbourne Virus Hotspot Home to Cedar Meats, Source of Previous Outbreak
Cedar Meats abattoir in Brooklyn, Brimbank, Victoria, Australia on May 5, 2020. Darrian Traynor/Getty Images
Alex Joseph
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The Victorian government has named Brimbank as one of six CCP virus hotspots to avoid in the state’s capital city, Melbourne—it is also home to the Cedar Meats abattoir that had a cluster of 111 COVID-19 cases in April.
In response to the fresh outbreak, authorities have strongly discouraged people from travelling to and from the suburbs of Brimbank, Hume, Casey, Moreland, Cardinia, and Darebin. Testing will be increased in these hotspots.