Victoria's ailing health system is the focus of another day of pre-election announcements, with the government dismissing an opposition plan to move patients to Melbourne's nearly-empty quarantine facility.
Premier Daniel Andrews said his government had taken "a close look" at whether there was scope to repurpose the facility.
"It's not a hospital, it's a quarantine centre. It's specifically built to keep people apart, not to have people together, supervised and cared for by nurses or by doctors." "If you're well enough to leave hospital, if you're well enough to go to Mickleham for instance, then you're well enough to go home," he said.Mr Andrews was speaking alongside Health Minister Mary-Anne Thomas as they announced five new primary care clinics in a bid to take pressure off the state's strained health system.