Health
‘An eviction’: Patients removed from detox clinic after COVID-19 case – The Age
A COVID-19 case at a withdrawal facility in Melbourne’s north-east has led to vulnerable people detoxing from drugs being thrown out of their accommodation.
She said all incoming patients were tested for coronavirus on arrival, but despite masks being mandatory, residents were not made to self-isolate in their rooms until their results arrived and up to 12 people were freely using common kitchen and lounge areas.
The woman claims a new arrival last Wednesday at the centre which also caters to mothers with babies who used a shared landline phone in the common lounge area, tested positive for COVID-19 the next day.
“When you arrive your phone is tak…
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