Health
Preventing Victoria’s second wave would have saved lives in aged care: Colbeck – The Age
Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck has blamed Victoria’s second wave of coronavirus for deaths in the aged care sector and says he does not feel personally responsible…
When asked if anything could have been done differently to prevent the aged care outbreaks, Senator Colbeck pointed the finger at Victoria’s handling of the pandemic.
“The thing that would have saved lives is the prevention of the escape of COVID-19 in Victoria, leading to the second wave, that’s the thing that could have saved lives,” he said.
Health Department secretary Professor Brendan Murphy told Tuesday’s hearing as community transmission in Victoria rose, it also grew in residential aged…
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