DOZENS of Melbourne children is isolation after Glenroy West Primary School staffer refuses COVID test in Victoria - 7NEWS.com.au

Melbourne children and parents are in isolation after a kindergarten staff member refused to take a COVID-19 test.

The staff member at the kindergarten was meant to take a test a week ago after a student at the Glenroy West Primary School was identified as a positive case.

The kindergarten on York Street sits on the same site as the primary school.

Since the student tested positive, there have been 45 infections linked back to the school outbreak.

The staff member continued to work eight hour shifts at the kindergarten across seven days between August 6 and 12, but has refused to take a test.

The kindergarten on York Street sits on the same site as the primary school. Credit: 7NEWS

Now at least 40 young children and their families are in isolation for 14 days.

“Millions of Victorians have given so much,” Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said when asked about the situation on Thursday.

“If you’re asked to test because there’s a sense you may have the virus, but also look after the safety of people you’ve been with, some of whom might be little kids, I don’t know if that’s such a big ask, is it?”

There are dozens of active cases at the adjoining Glenroy West Primary school.

“As we always do, particularly with a high number of children we’ve had involved in these outbreaks over the last couple of weeks it will continue to be a Tier 1 exposure site,” COVID Commander Jeroen Weimar said.

Vic COVID update

Mystery cases remain a source of concern, with three unlinked cases reported on Thursday in Glenroy, Ascot Vale and Doncaster.

St Kilda is Melbourne’s most active cluster, with 18 cases linked to the beachside suburb in recent days, but health authorities are also focusing efforts on Altona, Sunshine West and Doncaster.

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