At least 150 Victorian healthcare workers are infected with COVID-19, an increase of 36 cases in the health sector workforce in just two days
The federal government, which has responsibility for aged care, responded to the growing number of cases in the sector by mandating protective masks for workers in aged-care homes and disability services in Victoria’s lockdown zones.
An institute spokeswoman said: “The latest genomic sequencing data is subject to the judicial inquiry and it’s not appropriate to discuss publicly until it’s gone through that process.” “We're seeing an increase [in cases], but it's relatively slow," Professor Sutton said. “The rate of increase that is being modelled, it's also coming down close to one, where we expect that plateauing of cases. So they're all good signs. I think they're a measure we're getting it under pretty significant control.
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