Health
How did Victoria’s aged care coronavirus crisis get so bad and what’s being done to fix it? – SBS News
One in 10 aged care facilities in Victoria have seen positive coronavirus cases.
Australia’s aged care sector is again under the microscope as authorities scramble to contain coronavirus outbreaks across 87 Victorian facilities.
As of Wednesday afternoon, there were 804 active cases of COVID-19 connected to Victoria’s aged care sector, both staff and residents, and 46 deaths.
The crisis has prompted an influx of defence force personnel to Victoria, Prime Minister Scott Morrison to cut short a tour of Queensland and a war of words between state and federal authorities.
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