Ethnic community groups have taken it upon themselves to warn people from non-English speaking backgrounds about the dangers of the coronavirus in recent weeks, as the Victorian Government scrambled to plug gaps in its messaging.
"The communication has been there, but it’s fair to say that the increased efforts of the government and health authorities to now speak more directly with people from CALD backgrounds is definitely welcome," said Islamic Council of Victoria vice president Adel Salman.
"What I would advocate for is if the government could allocate certain funds for news broadcasts to be translated into Sudanese Arabic, either on mainstream TV or through YouTube." Ethnic Communities Council of Victoria chairman Eddie Micallef attributed the rise to complacency across the general population once restrictions eased, but welcomed any increased efforts to give more coronavirus support to multicultural Australians.
However, the Chief Health Officer declined to be drawn on the causes of certain clusters, including reports that one family cluster of at least 14 cases in Melbourne's north and outer south-east has been linked to a gathering in Coburg held to celebrate Eid, the end of the Muslim holy month on the weekend of May 23 and 24.
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