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Workplace coronavirus transmission driving Victorian case numbers, including in aged care – ABC News
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says “about 80 per cent” of the state’s new infections since mid-May “are being driven by transmission in workplaces, including private-sector aged care”.
The recent rise in coronavirus cases in Victoria has been attributed to the virus spreading in workplaces, including aged care facilities.
Key points:
- Police and the workplace watchdog will target high-risk workplaces like call centres and meat processing facilities
- The State and Federal Governments have announced a funding package aimed at preventing aged care workers moving across different facilities
- The Healthcare Workers Union says it’s worried aged care workers wi…
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