Two workers at a Victorian Coles distribution centre have tested positive after members of their family became infected with the coronavirus.
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The supermarket chain confirms a second team member at Coles' Laverton distribution centre has tested positive for COVID-19.
"Both team members tested positive while self-isolating after family members returned positive tests," the company said in a statement on Thursday.
Close contacts of both workers have been forced to self-isolate and get tested while others at the centre have voluntarily done so.
Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton confirmed the two positives were linked to a Keilor Downs family outbreak where 19 people have been infected.
He hoped the centre's operations wouldn't be significantly affected.
"It's a pretty large area so there hasn't been a lot of close engagement between the staff there.," Professor Sutton said on Thursday.
"But we have to take a precautionary approach because it's a big workforce."
Coles said it would increase the frequency of deep cleans and would adjust shift times to minimise the number of team members in a room.
The company said strict measures such as the implementation of thermal imaging cameras and hand-held thermometer checks were already in place at the centre.
Australian Associated Press
