And multiple health workers at both Rydges and the Stamford Plaza have toldThe Age not enough was done to stop the spread of coronavirus among guards and hotel staff after the Rydges outbreak.
The Rydges outbreak,now at 19 cases,was first identified on May 27. The Stamford outbreak started on June 17 and has grown to 14 cases – 12 of them security guards.
The Stamford has also been linked to an outbreak in a family in Melbourne's south-east."The outbreak currently has seven cases,"a Department of Health and Human Services spokesman said."Investigations continue into the transmission dynamics between these two outbreaks."