States warned: Quick hospital transfer a must if full-on care outbreak to be averted

Further tragedy in aged care is likely unless all initial coronavirus cases are immediately transferred to hospital.
So says Aged and Community Services Australia in a blunt warning to governments anxious to avoid a repeat of Victoria’s COVID-19 crisis.

“With clusters and community transmission continuing and likely for months to come, we need policies that protect aged care residents in the long term,” said Patricia Sparrow, chief executive of the peak body for non-profit aged car…

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