The Victorian government is dismantling its central pandemic bureaucracy at the same time the health system confronts a deadly surge of COVID-19 and influenza inflections. springst COVID19Vic
The Victorian government is dismantling its central pandemic bureaucracy at the same time the health system confronts a deadly surge of COVID-19 and influenza inflections, with a workforce of more than 1500 people reduced to about 260 full-time positions by the end of the month.
However, Foley indicated that it was likely that Victoria would still require binding pandemic orders to compel people with the virus to isolate and protect hospitals and other sensitive settings. This suggests it is unlikely that Premier Daniel Andrews will lift the pandemic declaration next month, when the current one expires.
Elsewhere in government, other largely redundant COVID bureaucracies are being disassembled before the end of the financial year.Credit:In the Department of Justice, about 1500 people contracted to industry, engagement and enforcement operations – teams of compliance officers hired last September to enforce COVID restrictions on construction sites and across other industries – will receive their last paycheck before June 30.
She said the bureaucracy currently being dismantled was designed for a different stage of the pandemic.
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