Health
Gastro outbreaks hit hundreds of Victorian childcare centres – The Age
The state’s Health Department has confirmed what many parents and carers already knew – rates of gastroenteritis are unseasonably high.
Dr Abhi Verma is a GP in Casey, one of the worst-hit council areas, which includes the suburbs of Cranbourne, Fountain Gate and Narre Warren. He said he had seen a high number of cases in the past four to six weeks.
Dr Verma, who is also a spokesman for the Royal Australian College of General Practitioners in Victoria, said it wasnt just young children who attend childcare being affected, but also their parents, grandparents and other carers.
He said it was possible the end to strict coronavirus…
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