Health
Victoria’s record high COVID-19 cases are startling – is it time to change our response? – ABC News
Harder lock downs, random testing or just wait? Four experts tell us what they think needs to change (or stay the same) in Victoria as case numbers continue their eye-watering rise.
The news that Victoria recorded more than 700 new cases and 13 deaths yesterday set off alarm bells across Australia.
“It was depressing,” said Dr Hassan Vally, leading epidemiologist at La Trobe University.
Acting chief medical officer Paul Kelly says it is important the nation help Victoria get on top of its outbreak, noting the state’s 5,000 active coronavirus cases are “an issue for all of us”.
The Victorian and Federal Governments subsequently stepped up their defence, deploying an Austr…
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