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Media conference @DanielAndrewsMP #COVID19Vic #hcw healthcare workers
391 active cases
This is a decrease from yesterday which is good news
Can Premier please say how many new cases and cumulative number ? 2799 total & 43 new cases per day >30% of total new cases yesterday
391 active casesThis is a decrease from yesterday which is good news
Can Premier please say how many new cases and cumulative number ? 2799 total & 43 new cases per day >30% of total new cases yesterday
Premier on worksafe inspections
Since Jan
- 5259 visits, 203 notices
Since 31 July
- 916 visits, 78 notices
My question: Have inspections been done in healthcare settings? If not why not? If worksafe inspections have been done in healthcare why weren’t deficiencies seen?
Since Jan
- 5259 visits, 203 notices
Since 31 July
- 916 visits, 78 notices
My question: Have inspections been done in healthcare settings? If not why not? If worksafe inspections have been done in healthcare why weren’t deficiencies seen?
I’m also keen to know - how many healthcare workers have been or are
- hospitalised
- in ICU
- died
- furloughed
Need more #data to understand extent of problems, and to figure out solutions
#transparency
- hospitalised
- in ICU
- died
- furloughed
Need more #data to understand extent of problems, and to figure out solutions
#transparency
Journalist asking are #agedcare & #healthcare setting outbreaks stopping us from getting the numbers down?
No specific answer given
No specific answer given
Important journalist question about non-COVID19 patients getting COVID-19 in hospital
Deputy CHO says he knows there have been cases
No more detail given
Deputy CHO says he knows there have been cases
No more detail given
Journalist asking excellent question re why isn’t #fittesting not being done #hcw in all hospitals now
Premier has no answer, refers question to @AndrewWilsonCMO (not present)
My comment:needs to be followed up ASAP “Trials” of fit testing are NOT needed #asbestos
#COVIDVIC19
Premier has no answer, refers question to @AndrewWilsonCMO (not present)
My comment:needs to be followed up ASAP “Trials” of fit testing are NOT needed #asbestos
#COVIDVIC19
Further follow question from journalist about fit testing -
Need to mention Australian standards - don’t need to do fit testing for workers working with asbestos!!
Need to mention Australian standards - don’t need to do fit testing for workers working with asbestos!!
Excellent ongoing question from journalist about fit testing - thank you so much
Premier not prepared to make any comment
Premier not prepared to make any comment
Ongoing journalist question to deputy CHO “Has ill fitting masks contributed to #HCW infections”
Deputy CHO deferring question to @AndrewWilsonCMO
Suggesting to me that no one in leadership knows why #fittesting is not being done
Deputy CHO deferring question to @AndrewWilsonCMO
Suggesting to me that no one in leadership knows why #fittesting is not being done
Oh my goodness journalist asked deputy CHO Professor Allen Cheng @peripatetical to talk about #aerosol spread of #COVID19vicHe did not answer & deferred question to @AndrewWilsonCMO
My comment : this is unacceptable- deputy CHO is an #infectious diseases doc, Professor
If infectious diseases doc who is major leader for #COVID19vic is not prepared to discuss airborne, aerosol spread of #SARSCoV2 then this is a serious issue- #aerosols must be discussed in setting of protecting #HCW
CHOs should be strong enough to speak up
@VictorianCHO
CHOs should be strong enough to speak up
@VictorianCHO
