Frankston Hospital has confirmed 44 staff members have now tested positive to COVID-19, with more than 600 staff forced into isolation. 9News
A hospital in Melbourne's south-east has confirmed dozens of coronavirus cases after staff were forced into isolation.
More than 600 staff at Frankston Hospital have been isolating for the past few days after they were told they may have been exposed to somebody with the virus during an outbreak at the location.LIVE UPDATES:It said it is reviewing infection control. "The safety and wellbeing of our staff, our patients and our community is our utmost priority, and we are doing all we can to help slow the spread of this virus," CEO Felicity Topp said.
"Following the Frankston Hospital Outbreak, Peninsula Health has been working with a team of highly skilled infection prevention experts to provide additional assistance in undertaking a review of our COVID-19 practices."
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