A female whose mother died in Australia’s second-biggest coronavirus break out is alerting Australians not to become complacent, as states begin easing the stringent social-distancing measures that have up until now helped them include the infection.
Key points:
- Bernadette Quigley’s mom Leone Corrigan is among 19 locals of Newmarch House to die of COVID-19
- Ms Quigley is stressed that the relaxing of constraints might see a 2nd wave of infections
- She says the medical staff at the aged care center did the best they could for her mother
Bernadette Quigley, whose 89- year-old mom Leone Corrigan passed away in her space at the Newmarch House aged care center in Sydney’s west on April 27, said she was scared by the possibility of a second wave.
” It is not up until it occurs to you that you understand the impact it can have, not simply on yourself but on your family and everybody you deal with,” she told 7.30
” It stresses me that people aren’t going to take it seriously and the impact could be devastating, because the second outbreak thing might be even worse.”
The deadly break out at Newmarch Home has so far resulted in 71 infections (37 homeowners and 34 personnel) and killed 19 individuals.
‘ Do not stop. Be actually watchful’
A lot of states started relaxing social-distancing steps over the weekend, with Victoria making it possible for little events of 10 or less outdoors, and New South Wales