'Hospitals are incubators': Sydney anaesthetist Rob Hackett claims hospitals are coronavirus 'incubators' akin to cruise ships and must radically lift efforts to prevent the spread between healthcare workers and patients | Dana_Adele
, but at this stage only those who either test positive or have been exposed to a patient with COVID-19 without the right protective equipment are being given access.
Mr Hunt also announced the arrival in Australia of 11 million protective masks for healthcare workers, including seven million for the nation's hospitals. Australian Medical Association Victorian president Julian Tait said adequate personal protective equipment and proper training in its use was essential.
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