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Health bureaucrat tells royal commission people with disabilities not mentioned in coronavirus plan – ABC News
A health bureaucrat tells a royal commission it was an “omission” that people with disabilities were not mentioned in the Government’s COVID-19 emergency response plan.

It was an “omission” that people with disabilities were not mentioned in the Government’s COVID-19 emergency response plan, a senior bureaucrat has told a royal commission.
Key points:
- Health bureaucrat admits people with disabilities were not specifically mentioned in the COVID-19 response
- The action plan was prepared very quickly under great pressure, he said
- There is no single area in the Health Department with responsibility for the health of people with a disabilit…
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