A Victorian health department edict to visitors from Brisbane to isolate and get tested after the first case was discovered prompted confusion at the football on Friday night, with an announcement asking supporters who had travelled down to support the Lions against Geelong to leave the stadium.

On Saturday, Victoria recorded no new cases for the 29th day in a row. There were 10,286 test results received in Victoria on Friday. No active cases remain in the state.

The new directions from Victoria’s health department meant wait times at many testing centres stretched out on Saturday morning, with other Melbourne sites reaching capacity and turning people away. The Alfred and Sandringham hospitals both reported wait times of at least three hours.

AFLW matches involving Brisbane Lions players will also go ahead in Melbourne as planned on Saturday afternoon.

Melbourne will play the Brisbane Lions at Casey Fields on Saturday afternoon, after the Victorian government granted the Lions an exemption, while North Melbourne’s match against Fremantle at Arden Street will also take place, after North played the Lions at the Gabba last round.

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In the VFL, the Lions’ practice match against Gold Coast has been cancelled, with the Suns to instead take on Southport.

Brisbane Lions players and officials were granted an exemption as they had been abiding by approved AFL protocols.

AFL commentators Luke Hodge and Wayne Carey were among those forced to leave the stadium in Geelong.

A 26-year-old man from Brisbane’s northern suburbs tested positive on Thursday. Authorities believe he had been infectious in the community since March 19.

The man’s infection of the UK strain has been linked to a doctor who treated COVID-19 patients at Princess Alexandra Hospital.

Anyone who has been to one of the public exposure sites in Queensland will need to contact Victoria’s Department of Health.

Anyone wishing to travel from Brisbane and Moreton Bay now requires an “orange zone” Victorians travel permit, cannot enter if they have any COVID-19 symptoms and will need to isolate and get tested within 72 hours of entering Victoria.

There were six new cases recorded in Queensland on Saturday, five from overseas in hotel quarantine, in addition to the one case with a direct link to the Strathpine man, who also lives in Strathpine.