Australia's Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Nick Coatsworth has said a "rapid response" is underway to contain COVID-19 outbreaks in Victorian aged care homes."More landed yesterday ... to help the most affected facilities."Australia has tallied 452 new coronavirus cases in the past 24 hours.
The vast majority - 439 - were in Victoria, with 12 in NSW and one in South Australia, bringing the national total to 18,729.Dr Coatsworth said the top health managers in the country were working together to teach aged care centres how to use personal protective equipment and safe care for residents.
It’s August and he used the word ‘rapid’ to describe the Federal Government’s responses to Aged Care!!
VictorianCHO
Thats a disaster. Sorry for the residents
Rapid ? Not sure thats the correct word
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