Staff to be tested daily as Newmarch House death toll rises to 14

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NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard announced that staff at Newmarch House will soon be tested daily in an attempt to manage the outbreak at the nursing home

"They've had to have, I think, nine separate agencies providing health staff and staff generally into the facility and that presents its own challenges."Loading

"Of course this is possible, provided there is a good understanding of the risks and precautionary measures that this would involve - for the resident and their families," Anglicare said in a statement on Sunday. She also insisted that residents who are COVID-19 free have the option to leave the facility but it had to be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

 

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Why has this not been happening - it's a known cluster, a confined location - how hard could it have been to manage this specific situation GladysB bradhazzard COVID19au fail

Too little way too late.

Not before time 😳

Close it down and get everyone out. It’s a death sentence to anyone in there.

What they should be doing is evacuating that place !!! Its a death trap !

Isn't that what should be happening in all nursing homes and hospitals every day? And can it be done with all staff in schools too? With the test that gives quick results, not the two-day one?

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