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A St Kilda sex worker was among 24 new locally acquired cases of coronavirus recorded in Victoria on Wednesday.
Health Minister Martin Foley said the woman was being cared for in quarantine and there was no evidence of transmission occurring through her work.
“But out of caution, we are asking that if you have employed a sex worker in the St Kilda area, you need to come forward and get tested, no matter where you are,” Mr Foley said at Wednesday’s Victorian press conference.
Mr Foley said a number of the woman’s primary contacts had already been tested, and so far, they had returned negative results.
A Salvation Army centre in St Kilda was deep cleaned on Tuesday and all clients were directed to get tested at a pop-up testing clinic on Grey St.
Health officials raised concerns earlier this week about the virus circulating in St Kilda, with health department deputy secretary Kate Matson saying on Tuesday there were at least five unlinked cases in the area.
