The recent rise in coronavirus cases in Victoria has been attributed to the virus spreading in workplaces, including aged care facilities.
Key points:
- Police and the workplace watchdog will target high-risk workplaces like call centres and meat processing facilities
- The State and Federal Governments have announced a funding package aimed at preventing aged care workers moving across different facilities
- The Healthcare Workers Union says it’s worried aged care workers will be forced onto the poverty line
The state recorded 368 new confirmed coronavirus cases overnight, while 217 were announced on Saturday and a record-high 428 on Friday.
The latest wave of infections has been much more deadly than the last peak in March and April.
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews said “about 80 per cent” of the state’s new infections since mid-May “are being driven by transmission in workplaces, including private-sector aged care”.
The Government has announced Victoria Police, WorkSafe and Department of Health and Human Services officers will b