Top medical officer Brendan Murphy apologises over Tasmanian outbreak 'dinner party' comments
Australia's Chief Medical Officer has apologised to Tasmanian health workers for fuelling speculation an "illegal dinner party" contributed to a coronavirus outbreak.
He later walked back the claim, with union representatives saying the "baseless" rumours had distressed frontline health workers.At the time, Tasmania's Director of Public Health Mark Veitch said contact tracing had not verified the claim and. On Monday, the Premier said an "independent review" would be conducted into the coronavirus outbreak in the north-west.
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