Victoria's chief medical officer said aged care workers moving between different facilities had been a 'key driver of infection'. 9News
"So we acted early on that on the advice of our hospitals that we were working with, who told us that that was what was happening."We also know that there's been outbreaks related to how people put PPE on and off, particularly taking it off.
Professor Wilson's role is focused on the quality and safety of health care settings, while Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton is tasked with statutory and legal powers.The fatalities include two men in their 70s, four women and one man in their 80s and one woman in her 90s. "Getting tested as soon as you get the onset of symptoms - that will drive down further the number of cases and that will protect not only vulnerable people in the community, but particularly our health heroes - people who are having to treat many patients in hospital - many of whom, themselves, are becoming sick," he said.
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