What time is the Victoria COVID-19 press conference today with update on new coronavirus cases?
As Melbourne prepares for its extended lockdown to come to an end, Victorian health authorities were forced into an emergency meeting to deal with an evolving COVID-19 situation. Authorities confirmed on Wednesday a woman and her husband left Melbourne while it was in lockdown before testing positive to coronavirus at the end of their road trip through NSW and into Queensland. Victorias health authorities are set to provide a COVID-19 update on Thursday. We will update this article with the time when its confirmed. Click here watch the press conference LIVE. Victorias health department said an emergency meeting of the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee was held on Wednesday night. It also raised the prospect of Victorian exposure sites related to the womans case. Any critical information will be provided to the public as soon as possible when case interviews for any potential Victorian exposure sites can commence, the health department said. The woman and her husband left an unidentified suburb on the edge of greater Melbourne on June 1, while the Victorian capital was in lockdown to control community transmission of the virus. They then travelled through regional Victoria, crossed the border into NSW where they visited regional centres, and then entered Queensland on June 5 - two days after she started showing symptoms of coronavirus. Melbourne comes out of its "circuit breaker" lockdown late on Thursday night. Credit: AAP  Queenslands Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young has said it was possible the woman was infectious from the day she left Melbourne. Six close contacts of the woman have been identified so far, including her husband who has to date tested negative. The couple are now at the Sunshine Coast University Hospital. Queensland Police Deputy Commissioner Steve Gollschewski has promised to thoroughly investigate why the couple left Melbourne when a lockdown was in place, and warned that anyone who defied health directives could end up in court. Chief Health Officer Jeannette Young says a woman with COVID travelled to Queensland from Victoria. Credit: AAP  Separately, three people were caught flying into New Zealand last week, having also left Melbourne during lockdown and trying to enter the country via Sydney. The trio, understood to be a family who planned to attend a funeral, are now in quarantine after they were caught on arrival in Auckland. Vic COVID-19 update  The northern states scare and news of the Auckland incident came as Melbourne had confirmation its two-week lockdown was on the verge of ending. On Wednesday, the state government announced Melbournes extended circuit breaker lockdown will cease at 11.59pm on Thursday, meaning people will be free to leave home for any reason. But Melburnians will need to remain within 25km of their homes, unless working or studying, care giving or getting a COVID-19 vaccine. Acting Premier James Merlino said the measure was in place to keep Melbourne residents out of regional areas over the Queens Birthday long weekend. Restrictions will also ease further for regional Victoria from Friday. Acting Victorian Premier James Merlino, Deputy Chief Health Officer Professor Allen Cheng and Acting Victorian Emergency Services Minister Danny Pearson. Credit: JAMES ROSS / AAPIMAGE  Victoria reported just one new local case on Wednesday and it is a linked infection. There were three new cases in hotel quarantine. Also on Wednesday night, the health department said COVID-19 viral fragments had been detected in a wastewater sample taken from a sewer sub-catchment near Bendigo. The sub-catchment services the country towns north-west suburbs and residents, plus visitors from June 3-7, are being urged to get tested if they develop symptoms.