Melbourne public housing resident worried coronavirus numbers will rise in Carlton towers
4 years, 8 months ago

Melbourne public housing resident worried coronavirus numbers will rise in Carlton towers

ABC  

A resident of one of the latest Melbourne public housing towers to record cases of coronavirus says he hopes authorities get on top of the virus "before it gets worse" and further spreads inside the estates. Key points: Public housing tenants in Carlton were among Sunday's coronavirus infections in Victoria Public housing tenants in Carlton were among Sunday's coronavirus infections in Victoria Resident Cory Memery said tenants "pretty much knew" there would be cases in their towers Resident Cory Memery said tenants "pretty much knew" there would be cases in their towers Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said the cases were identified earlier than when towers in Flemington and North Melbourne were locked down On Sunday, 28 cases of COVID-19 had been detected among residents of public housing in Carlton, in Melbourne's inner-north. Mr Memery said Carlton residents had been watching an outbreak and subsequent "hard lockdown" at nine Flemington and North Melbourne towers with concern. On Sunday, Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said the Carlton homes were "not as high-risk" as the towers in Flemington and North Melbourne. Last week, Housing Minister Richard Wynne said "significant deep cleaning" had been done across Melbourne's 47 high-rise public housing blocks since the pandemic began.

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Public housing residents face a sweltering Melbourne summer with no sign of promised air conditioners
1 year, 5 months ago

Public housing residents face a sweltering Melbourne summer with no sign of promised air conditioners

ABC  

Quick read In short: As Victoria grapples with a hot start to spring, residents in Melbourne's public housing towers say they're yet to see any sign of promised air conditioners. As Victoria grapples with a hot start to spring, residents in Melbourne's public housing towers say they're yet to see any sign of promised air conditioners. The Victorian government announced …

Richmond public housing tower among new Victorian COVID-19 exposure sites
3 years, 7 months ago

Richmond public housing tower among new Victorian COVID-19 exposure sites

ABC  

A public housing tower in Richmond has been listed as an exposure site with a case having visited the premises over several days between August 14 and 20. A Bakers Delight outlet in Shepparton's Vaughan Street has also been listed as a tier 2 site, with a case attending between August 15, 8:00am to 11:00am and August 16, between 9:00am …

Victoria pushes for more COVID tests as cases and mystery infections climb
3 years, 7 months ago

Victoria pushes for more COVID tests as cases and mystery infections climb

ABC  

Victorian officials have ramped up a push for more people to be tested for COVID-19 amid fears the virus is spreading undetected in Melbourne. Key points: A new campaign urges people to assume any cold or flu symptoms are COVID-19 and get tested straight away An infectious diseases specialist says this outbreak is different to others this year due to …

Coronavirus Australia: Daniel Andrews no-show amid fears Melbourne lockdown could be extended
3 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Daniel Andrews no-show amid fears Melbourne lockdown could be extended

Daily Mail  

Melbourne's chances of emerging from its sixth lockdown this week remain on knife's edge, despite no coronavirus cases in intensive care. Health officials are concerned about Caroline Springs in Melbourne's north-west where 25 cases linked with the Caroline Springs Square shopping centre There are growing fears Melbourne's lockdown will be extended beyond midnight Thursday. IPC Health St Albans, 1 Andrea …

Sydney tightens lockdown as Australia’s COVID-19 cases rise
3 years, 8 months ago

Sydney tightens lockdown as Australia’s COVID-19 cases rise

Al Jazeera  

Building sites ordered shut, as authorities ban non-essential retail and threaten fines for employers who make staff report for work in person. The Australian city of Sydney has ordered a shutdown of building sites, banned non-essential retail and threatened fines for employers who make staff come into the office as new COVID-19 cases kept rising three weeks into a citywide …

Coronavirus Australia: Sydney Covid exposure sites - Coles, Dan Murphy's, Woolworths, Westfield
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Sydney Covid exposure sites - Coles, Dan Murphy's, Woolworths, Westfield

Daily Mail  

A worrying new Covid exposure list has been revealed with an alert for 19 venues across Sydney including Coles, Woolworths, Dan Murphy's and an Aldi supermarket. Three venues at Westfield Penrith Plaza in Sydney's west have been confirmed as Covid exposure sites by NSW Health The same applies anyone who visited grocery store 'Fred's One-Stop Shop' on Friday July 9 …

Sydney's coronavirus outbreak is moving from east to west and starting to look like Melbourne's second wave
3 years, 8 months ago

Sydney's coronavirus outbreak is moving from east to west and starting to look like Melbourne's second wave

ABC  

As NSW records another 38 locally acquired COVID-19 cases, the race is on to nip the spread in Western Sydney in the bud, with failure to do so likely to prolong this outbreak. The situation could bear similarities to how the virus thrived through Melbourne's second wave: aided by a combination of higher rates of precarious work, larger households and …

Coronavirus Australia: Coles, Commonwealth Bank, McDonald's, Woolworths added Sydney exposure list
3 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Coles, Commonwealth Bank, McDonald's, Woolworths added Sydney exposure list

Daily Mail  

Supermarkets across Sydney have been added to the city's spiralling Covid exposure list, just hours before millions are due to learn whether lockdown will be extended. The situation is also worsening in Sydney's west, with customers of the Coles at Westfield Parramatta and Country Growers grocery store told to isolate for 14 days regardless of whether they get a negative …

Many Melbourne lockdown COVID restrictions are staying. 'Cumulative risk' helps explain why
3 years, 9 months ago

Many Melbourne lockdown COVID restrictions are staying. 'Cumulative risk' helps explain why

ABC  

Victoria will once again move to another set of restrictions as the state eases out of lockdown. "Visitors to the home are a particular cumulative risk," Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said. That cumulative effect applies to all of the restrictions Professor McLaws said there were "multiple factors that build up an increased risk of spread". Professor Sutton said international …

Melbourne public housing tower residents call for more deep cleaning during COVID outbreak
3 years, 9 months ago

Melbourne public housing tower residents call for more deep cleaning during COVID outbreak

ABC  

Public housing tower residents who endured the nation's harshest hard lockdown last year say they are concerned not enough has been done by Victorian authorities to support the communities during the Melbourne outbreak. Key points: Residents who asked for scaled-up deep cleaning in response to the outbreak were told it would be done if a positive case emerged A residents' …

COVID lockdown in Australia’s Melbourne extended by a week
3 years, 9 months ago

COVID lockdown in Australia’s Melbourne extended by a week

Al Jazeera  

Country’s second-biggest city is stepping up contact tracing and testing to curb spread of ‘quicker’ variant. A coronavirus lockdown in Melbourne, Australia’s second-biggest city, will be extended by another seven days, authorities have announced as they attempt to stamp out a cluster of cases that emerged in Melbourne last month. ‘Some things won’t change’ Meanwhile, beyond the Greater Melbourne area, …

Victoria's 'serious' COVID-19 outbreak — here's what we know about the new cases so far
3 years, 10 months ago

Victoria's 'serious' COVID-19 outbreak — here's what we know about the new cases so far

ABC  

The next few days will be crucial to see how many new cases emerge from a cluster of coronavirus cases linked to Melbourne's northern and western suburbs. Genomic sequencing has confirmed the cases in the new cluster are all linked to the Wollert case but the "missing link" has not yet been found. Next, five new cases in the City …

COVID curbs reimposed in Melbourne after five cases discovered
3 years, 10 months ago

COVID curbs reimposed in Melbourne after five cases discovered

Al Jazeera  

Authorities in Australia’s second-biggest city says restrictions will be in force until June 4 as they scramble to find source of new infections. Australia’s second-largest city Melbourne has reimposed COVID-19 restrictions as authorities scrambled to find the missing link in a fresh outbreak in the city’s north that has grown to five cases. All five cases involve a single extended …

Sydney news: COVID-19 exposure site list grows, virus detected in sewerage network
3 years, 10 months ago

Sydney news: COVID-19 exposure site list grows, virus detected in sewerage network

ABC  

Here's what you need to know this morning. The Royal Sydney Golf Club in Rose Bay and Moore Park's Entertainment Quarter are among the new potential COVID-19 exposure sites visited by a man in his 50s who tested positive yesterday. The venue alert list was updated last night to include the following locations: The Stadium Club, Moore Park 3/5/21 11.30am-12.30pm …

Victorian coronavirus outbreak likely to grow as Melbourne Airport terminal listed as exposure site
4 years, 1 month ago

Victorian coronavirus outbreak likely to grow as Melbourne Airport terminal listed as exposure site

ABC  

Victorian authorities estimate up to 5,000 people moved through an airport terminal listed as a key coronavirus exposure site, as the state prepares to enter a snap five-day lockdown under stage 4 restrictions. Key points: Melbourne Airport Terminal 4 has been listed as an exposure site for a roughly nine-hour window on Tuesday Prime Minister Scott Morrison said he supported …

Melbourne set for FIVE-DAY lockdown with schools closed
4 years, 1 month ago

Melbourne set for FIVE-DAY lockdown with schools closed

Daily Mail  

Five million Melbourne residents are bracing for lockdown once again as a Covid-19 cluster grows to 13, with five new cases reported on Friday. Melbourne 's worrying Covid cluster has now climbed to 13 cases after five more positive tests linked to the Holiday Inn Melbourne Airport were recorded State government advisers were instructed to draw up plans for a …

Australia’s NSW told to mask up, as cluster of COVID cases grows
4 years, 2 months ago

Australia’s NSW told to mask up, as cluster of COVID cases grows

Al Jazeera  

New South Wales government also moves to close clubs and restrict size of gatherings. The Australian state of New South Wales on Saturday made masks compulsory in Sydney, reduced the size of gatherings and imposed new restrictions on movement, as a COVID-19 cluster expanded, and Victoria recorded new locally acquired cases in an outbreak that has linked back to the …

More Victorian COVID cases are confirmed in Melbourne linked to Sydney outbreak
4 years, 2 months ago

More Victorian COVID cases are confirmed in Melbourne linked to Sydney outbreak

ABC  

There are now six active cases of locally acquired coronavirus in Melbourne, after three further cases were identified in addition to three announced last night. Key points: There are now six active cases of coronavirus in Victoria acquired in the community The outbreak has been linked to a Thai restaurant at Black Rock The wearing of masks indoors will be …

Ombudsman's report into Melbourne's public housing towers lockdown provokes mixed response, not all agree apology is needed
4 years, 3 months ago

Ombudsman's report into Melbourne's public housing towers lockdown provokes mixed response, not all agree apology is needed

ABC  

Confusion reigned in the initial days after the Victorian Government moved to lock down nine public housing towers in Melbourne's inner north-west earlier this year. Key points: Victoria's ombudsman says residents of nine housing towers deserve an apology for July's lockdown Some residents say the sudden lockdown in July was "inhumane and degrading" But others say an apology isn't needed …

Adelaide's coronavirus cluster — will the city face the same situation as Melbourne?
4 years, 4 months ago

Adelaide's coronavirus cluster — will the city face the same situation as Melbourne?

ABC  

South Australian health authorities are working rapidly to get on top of a growing coronavirus cluster in Adelaide's northern suburbs, in an effort to prevent a second wave of COVID-19 right before Christmas. What we know about Adelaide's outbreak so far South Australia hadn't had a case of community transmission since April 17, but that streak has been brought to …

Two of the world’s toughest coronavirus lockdowns ease—just a little
4 years, 5 months ago

Two of the world’s toughest coronavirus lockdowns ease—just a little

Live Mint  

Israel and an Australian state said they would slowly begin to ease some of the most stringent lockdowns in the world, but the terms highlight the deep global divide over the need for lockdowns to combat the Covid-19 pandemic. Victoria’s state premier, Daniel Andrews, said the Nov. 1 target date could be brought forward if infection rates, measured by a …

Melbourne's path out of coronavirus lockdown isn't clear while the numbers mean the timeline won't be met
4 years, 5 months ago

Melbourne's path out of coronavirus lockdown isn't clear while the numbers mean the timeline won't be met

ABC  

It has been 97 days since Melburnians started a second stint under strict stay-at-home rules. Victoria is both agonisingly close to and annoyingly far from reaching the State Government's goal, a 14-day average of fewer than five cases a day. The state may even be going backwards: for two days the 14-day average has been rising again, undoing nearly a …

Aged care sector might not be ready for more coronavirus outbreaks, Royal Melbourne Hospital doctor warns
4 years, 5 months ago

Aged care sector might not be ready for more coronavirus outbreaks, Royal Melbourne Hospital doctor warns

ABC  

A doctor who reviewed the coronavirus outbreak that forced the Royal Melbourne Hospital to close its Royal Park campus is calling for more precautions in high-risk settings, warning more needs to be done to prevent a repeat of the aged care outbreaks that left almost 650 people dead. Key points: A review found varied symptoms in aged care patients made …

Coronavirus Australia news: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews details Melbourne's move into second step on COVID-19 recovery roadmap
4 years, 6 months ago

Coronavirus Australia news: Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews details Melbourne's move into second step on COVID-19 recovery roadmap

ABC  

This is the statement in full: Easing restrictions in Victoria in a COVIDsafe way is vitally important so that more Victorians can get back to work and resume their normal lives. We note that at similar case levels NSW was fundamentally open while remaining Covidsafe due to a world class contact tracing facility. As many epidemiologists have encouraged, we would …

Australia’s Victoria sees a steady drop in new coronavirus cases
4 years, 6 months ago

Australia’s Victoria sees a steady drop in new coronavirus cases

Deccan Chronicle  

Sydney: Australia’s Victoria state said the daily rise in coronavirus infections eased further on Thursday, as the state began relaxing most restrictions outside its largest city of Melbourne after a steady drop in cases in recent days. Victoria, Australia’s second-most populous state, reported 28 new cases on Thursday, the lowest daily rise since June 24 and down from daily highs …

Victoria records 114 new coronavirus cases, 11 more deaths, Daniel Andrews says numbers are too high to reopen yet
4 years, 6 months ago

Victoria records 114 new coronavirus cases, 11 more deaths, Daniel Andrews says numbers are too high to reopen yet

ABC  

Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews says daily coronavirus case numbers are still too high to provide a detailed plan out of restrictions, as the state records another 114 infections and 11 deaths. Key points: Victorian authorities say the downward trend in daily case numbers is promising Victorian authorities say the downward trend in daily case numbers is promising Federal Treasurer Josh …

Governments face criticism over aged care residents filling up Melbourne hospitals
4 years, 7 months ago

Governments face criticism over aged care residents filling up Melbourne hospitals

ABC  

The peak training organisation for specialist emergency personnel in Australia has called for a coordinated plan to move non-critical elderly patients out of hospitals, which are reaching capacity. Key points: Australasian College for Emergency Medicine president John Bonning wants non-critical aged care patients out of hospitals as much as possible Australasian College for Emergency Medicine president John Bonning wants non-critical …

Coronavirus outbreak forces Royal Melbourne Hospital to close wards, move patients offsite
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus outbreak forces Royal Melbourne Hospital to close wards, move patients offsite

ABC  

Royal Melbourne Hospital's Royal Park campus has been forced to shut wards and move patients to other hospitals after a coronavirus outbreak amongst staff and patients. Key points: Coronavirus patients are being moved to more "contemporary" wards and back to aged care settings Coronavirus patients are being moved to more "contemporary" wards and back to aged care settings Patients receiving …

Aged care home coronavirus response hurt by government disputes, royal commission hears
4 years, 7 months ago

Aged care home coronavirus response hurt by government disputes, royal commission hears

ABC  

The aged-care sector did not have a plan to deal with the coronavirus pandemic, a royal commission has heard Key points: Commission told there was a "stand-off" about moving infectious residents to hospital Seventeen residents died at Newmarch House after contracting COVID-19 Various levels of government "are not working together" The Royal Commission into Aged Care's senior counsel assisting Peter …

More than 100 Australian aged care homes failed to prepare for outbreak of coronavirus
4 years, 7 months ago

More than 100 Australian aged care homes failed to prepare for outbreak of coronavirus

Daily Mail  

More than 100 Australian aged care homes have failed to prepare for an outbreak of COVID-19 since the pandemic began. More than 100 aged care homes across Australia failed to meet standards ensuring they were prepared for a coronavirus outbreak Out of the 104 homes, 29 have been made public but the other 75 have been kept secret from family …

Cases continue to surge in Melbourne even after month-long lockdown
4 years, 7 months ago

Cases continue to surge in Melbourne even after month-long lockdown

Deccan Chronicle  

Melbourne: Australia's worst-hit state of Victoria reported 15 coronavirus deaths on Wednesday, including a man in his 30s, making it the country's deadliest day of the pandemic to date. An outbreak in Melbourne, Australia's second-biggest city and the capital of Victoria, has seen hundreds of new cases recorded daily in recent weeks, including 725 on Wednesday. Victoria Premier Daniel Andrews …

Coronavirus ripped through aged cared homes in the UK, but one managed to avoid disaster
4 years, 7 months ago

Coronavirus ripped through aged cared homes in the UK, but one managed to avoid disaster

ABC  

As coronavirus ripped through care homes in the UK, one provider decided to go its own way and ended up saving residents from catastrophe. Key points: About 20,000 UK care residents died from COVID-19 between March and June One provider locked down homes and refused to take in hospital patients Their homes have not experienced a single case of COVID-19 …

Housing market could still see major recession to come as coronavirus ravages economy
4 years, 7 months ago

Housing market could still see major recession to come as coronavirus ravages economy

ABC  

In ordinary times, they're inseparable. Housing demand in the dumps Only a few months back, normally sober commentators were predicting a housing market crash of up to 30 per cent. Still, late last week, ratings agency S&P predicted a 10 per cent drop in our housing prices nationally as the virus numbers gathered pace in Victoria. Housing credit numbers released …

Emergency Teams Sent to Tackle Australia's Worst Coronavirus Outbreak in Aged Homes
4 years, 7 months ago

Emergency Teams Sent to Tackle Australia's Worst Coronavirus Outbreak in Aged Homes

News 18  

Australia has sent defence and emergency medical teams, usually deployed to disaster zones, to aged care homes in the city of Melbourne to help contain the country's worst outbreak of the coronavirus. Victoria reported 295 new cases on Wednesday, down from 532 on Monday, and nine deaths, including seven in aged care. Aged care homes are at the centre of …

Inside Melbourne's coronavirus stricken nursing homes where hundreds of cases have emerged
4 years, 8 months ago

Inside Melbourne's coronavirus stricken nursing homes where hundreds of cases have emerged

Daily Mail  

Workers in aged care facilities that have been smashed with hundreds of coronavirus cases have complained of conditions in the facilities. The federal government with the help of Victorian officials has established an emergency response centre at St Basil's aged care facility where medical staff were seen transporting residents out of the centre on Monday. Ambulance officers remove a resident …

Coronavirus Australia: More than 400 new COVID-19 cases in Victoria as Daniel Andrews pleads with 'young, healthy people'
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: More than 400 new COVID-19 cases in Victoria as Daniel Andrews pleads with 'young, healthy people'

ABC  

ABC News Former Federal MP and age discrimination commissioner Susan Ryan has compared a dramatic surge at a Melbourne aged care facility to the Newmarch House outbreak in Sydney. "It's very distressing to see the Newmarch episode kind of happening all over again with St Basil's," Ms Ryan told ABC Radio Melbourne. "It's very hard to understand why the new …

Coronavirus expected to encourage more first-home buyers in Australia
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus expected to encourage more first-home buyers in Australia

Daily Mail  

The coronavirus pandemic is expected to encourage more first-home buyers to take advantage of lower prices and less competition - but there are risks. In April, during the first full month of the COVID-19 pandemic, first-home buyers living in their own property made up 37.4 per cent of new loans - the highest level in a decade. National Australia Bank …

Victorian coronavirus cases rise by 374 as state's death toll increases by three, and six prisons go into lockdown
4 years, 8 months ago

Victorian coronavirus cases rise by 374 as state's death toll increases by three, and six prisons go into lockdown

ABC  

Victoria has recorded 374 new coronavirus cases overnight and three elderly women have died from the virus, but the Chief Health Officer says a levelling of cases in recent days is an "encouraging" sign that restrictions are working. Key points: The three coronavirus deaths overnight were women in their 80s, 90s and 100s The three coronavirus deaths overnight were women …

Coronavirus likely to see Sydney house prices fall for 18 months, economist warns
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus likely to see Sydney house prices fall for 18 months, economist warns

ABC  

Sydney's property prices will inevitably fall for 18 months — and "maybe even beyond that" — because of coronavirus, an economist has warned. Key points: Demand for rental properties in Sydney has been declining Demand for rental properties in Sydney has been declining Economist Sarah Hunter says landlords could look to sell, but prices could decline for 18 months Economist …

Coronavirus Australia: Despite lockdown, Melbourne sees record cases and fears 'may not have yet hit peak'
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus Australia: Despite lockdown, Melbourne sees record cases and fears 'may not have yet hit peak'

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Health officials in Australia’s second-most populous state reported 317 …

Coronavirus cases growing in Melbourne hospitals with hundreds in self-isolation
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus cases growing in Melbourne hospitals with hundreds in self-isolation

ABC  

Melbourne hospitals will further restrict visitors as a growing number of healthcare workers catch COVID-19. Key points: A growing number of hospital staff are contracting coronavirus, leading to hundreds being forced to self-isolate A growing number of hospital staff are contracting coronavirus, leading to hundreds being forced to self-isolate Limits on elective surgeries and restrictions on visitors have been brought …

Melbourne man 'likely' responsible for sparking coronavirus cluster in Sydney's south-west
4 years, 8 months ago

Melbourne man 'likely' responsible for sparking coronavirus cluster in Sydney's south-west

ABC  

Health authorities in NSW say a man from Melbourne is "likely" responsible for sparking a cluster of coronavirus cases linked to the Crossroads Hotel in south-west Sydney. Key points: NSW Health says cluster linked to Crossroads Hotel may have been sparked by a Melbourne freight company employee NSW Health says cluster linked to Crossroads Hotel may have been sparked by …

Expert highlights key differences in Melbourne and Sydney coronavirus clusters as NSW works to avoid second lockdown
4 years, 8 months ago

Expert highlights key differences in Melbourne and Sydney coronavirus clusters as NSW works to avoid second lockdown

ABC  

Infectious disease experts say Sydney can avoid a Melbourne-style second lockdown if it stops multiple clusters of community transmission through hard "ring fencing", compulsory mask wearing and a renewed focus on social distancing. Key points: The continued spread of Sydney's Crossroads Hotel cluster is worrying experts But they say there are key differences between the community transmission in Melbourne and …

Victorian healthcare workers among hundreds of new coronavirus cases
4 years, 8 months ago

Victorian healthcare workers among hundreds of new coronavirus cases

ABC  

Victoria's Chief Health Officer has expressed concern about hospital workers, who he has called the "last line of defence", being among Victoria's rising coronavirus case numbers. Key points: Five staff from The Alfred Hospital are believed to have acquired the virus in the community, while three infections were found through contact tracing Five staff from The Alfred Hospital are believed …

Why the next three days are crucial in Victoria's fight against COVID-19 after an explosion of cases
4 years, 8 months ago

Why the next three days are crucial in Victoria's fight against COVID-19 after an explosion of cases

Daily Mail  

The next three days will signal if Melbourne's tough coronavirus lockdowns are taking effect after another explosion of community transmissions. Victorian Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton said the impact of the stage three lockdown on the spread of the virus should emerge in the coming days. 'With respect to stage three restrictions across metro Melbourne and Mitchell Shire, it's in …

How Victoria's coronavirus response became a public health 'bushfire' with a second-wave lockdown
4 years, 8 months ago

How Victoria's coronavirus response became a public health 'bushfire' with a second-wave lockdown

ABC  

"I just feel like we're being treated like criminals." Outbreaks often occur in areas with many people living in close proximity — like Melbourne's public housing towers. A spokesperson for Victoria's health department told the ABC that additional measures had been taken with public housing since the state of emergency was first declared, including supplying hand sanitiser and regular cleaning. …

Melbourne's public housing towers were locked down with coronavirus. I spent the week testing residents and this is what I saw
4 years, 8 months ago

Melbourne's public housing towers were locked down with coronavirus. I spent the week testing residents and this is what I saw

ABC  

I was unsure what we nurses would experience at Melbourne's public housing towers, which this week were put under total lockdown to contain the spread of the coronavirus and allow health authorities to complete thousands of tests. Police are seen enforcing a lockdown at public housing towers on Racecourse Road in Flemington, Melbourne. COVID-19 testing staff arrive at one of …

Melbourne's public housing coronavirus lockdown tells a story of two cities
4 years, 8 months ago

Melbourne's public housing coronavirus lockdown tells a story of two cities

ABC  

Across a verdant footy oval, some residents of Flemington's social housing towers can look out to a gleaming residential tower complex complete with a rooftop 'sky garden' designed by Jamie Durie. A similarly severe lockdown has been imposed on public housing towers in North Melbourne, some of which stand across the street from another luxury tower complex named Arden Gardens. …

Coronavirus test results for Melbourne's public housing tower residents expected today
4 years, 8 months ago

Coronavirus test results for Melbourne's public housing tower residents expected today

ABC  

The huge operation to conduct coronavirus tests on 3,000 residents in nine Melbourne public housing blocks is finally complete and residents are eagerly awaiting the results, in the hope that their "hard lockdown" will be lifted. Key points: The 3,000 residents are expecting to find out today if the hard lockdown will continue The 3,000 residents are expecting to find …

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