Days after a disability worker in Victoria died after contracting COVID-19, advocates are calling for urgent action to ensure the safety of Australians living with a disability who are particularly vulnerable to the disease.
against coronavirus, George Taleporos is forced to invite two or three people into his home every day.
and those working in the sector. They want to ensure the supply of personal protective equipment and see carers recognised as an essential service. While protections for aged care workers, which have been described as the government’s “highest priority”, have been at the forefront of the national conversation around the pandemic, the disability sector has so far not received the same level of government support.
Comparatively, aged-care workers are able to access priority COVID-19 testing, will receive preventive training to manage the spread of the virus and are able to access protective equipment from the national stockpile. The number of available staff will also be boosted where there is a need for an urgent health response.
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