TOM CONNELL: Earlier I spoke with the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Michael Kidd.MICHAEL KIDD:Obviously, we're very concerned about what's happening in Victoria.
The Commonwealth has already allocated 200 Defence Force personnel to assist with the testing blitz, which is occurring in the local government area hotspots in Melbourne.
Overnight, the Commonwealth has agreed to a request from Victoria and we'll be providing additional 800 people to assist in both the testing, but very importantly, as you say, in the expanded contact tracing.
It's very important that we're not only doing extensive testing but we're following up the contacts of every person who is diagnosed as being positive with COVID-19.