The Victorian Government has announced new strategies to bolster its contact tracing efforts, after the Federal Government criticised its response to coronavirus outbreaks.
The Victorian Government has announced five new 'suburban response units' to bolster its coronavirus contact tracing efforts after the Federal Government criticised its response to outbreaks.Victoria's contact tracing regime has come under fire with unfavourable comparisons to NSWAn adapted ADF artificial intelligence tool will be part of the Government's coronavirus response
Mr Andrews said the tool in development was an IBM product based on Australian Defence Force science. The suburban teams will be built over the coming weeks and will "give rapid local insights and leverage community connections to help keep localised outbreaks contained", the Government said in a statement.
"We will make sure that we have got those local teams, who I think come into their own when there [are] very low numbers, but the tolerance for keeping those numbers low is also very, very small," he said.
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