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| Coronavirus Australia update: Victoria records Covid-19 death as 20 new cases reported and Melbourne at risk of second lockdown – live news | Coronavirus Australia update: Victoria records Covid-19 death as 20 new cases reported and Melbourne at risk of second lockdown – live news |
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| State’s chief medical officer Brett Sutton confirms a man in his 80s is Victoria’s 20th coronavirus death. Follow live | State’s chief medical officer Brett Sutton confirms a man in his 80s is Victoria’s 20th coronavirus death. Follow live |
| After a worker at Coles Laverton distribution centre tested positive for Covid, there were questions about food safety. | |
| Coles released a statement yesterday saying staff did not touch individual items at the distribution centres - their job is to move the crates and cartons around, most of which is done with machinery. | |
| The centre is being deep cleaned as a precaution. | |
| Ag minister David Littleproud had this to say about it today: | |
| Ferguson, Douglas | |
| The Hon. David Littleproud MP | |
| Minister for Agriculture, Drought and | |
| Emergency Management | |
| Deputy Leader of the Nationals | |
| Wednesday 24th June 2020 | |
| Staying vigilant on the frontline of food safety | |
| Crossing over to domestic politics Anthony Albanese spoke to Sabra Lane this morning about his press club speech, and his offer to the prime minster to work on energy policy in a bipartisan way: | |
| For those wanting updates on the international situation in regards to Covid-19, you can find it here: | |
| A man in his 80s became the 20th person to die in Victoria after being diagnosed with Covid-19. His death brings the number of people who have died in Australia to 103. | A man in his 80s became the 20th person to die in Victoria after being diagnosed with Covid-19. His death brings the number of people who have died in Australia to 103. |
| Victoria recorded 20 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. Eight of those are considered to be from community transmission. That is down from 10 infections from community transmission Victoria had been seeing. | Victoria recorded 20 new cases of Covid-19 in the last 24 hours. Eight of those are considered to be from community transmission. That is down from 10 infections from community transmission Victoria had been seeing. |
| There are 141 active cases of Covid-19 in Victoria. | There are 141 active cases of Covid-19 in Victoria. |
| More than 1,000 people are considered close contacts of those people who have been infected. | More than 1,000 people are considered close contacts of those people who have been infected. |
| Authorities have opened a testing site for Keilor Downs Secondary College students, their parents and teachers at the Melbourne showgrounds. From Thursday, that testing site will be open to the public. | Authorities have opened a testing site for Keilor Downs Secondary College students, their parents and teachers at the Melbourne showgrounds. From Thursday, that testing site will be open to the public. |
| A drive through test site has been set up in Craigieburn. The wait can be up to four hours. | A drive through test site has been set up in Craigieburn. The wait can be up to four hours. |
| Victoria has the capacity to test 20,000 people a day, although the turnaround may take a day or more. | Victoria has the capacity to test 20,000 people a day, although the turnaround may take a day or more. |
| Police have been called in to manage traffic at the Chadstone shopping centre testing site. | Police have been called in to manage traffic at the Chadstone shopping centre testing site. |
| The one bit of happy news for Brett Sutton today is the number of community transmission has gone from 10 to 8. He says authorities see that as a stabalisation of the transmissions. | The one bit of happy news for Brett Sutton today is the number of community transmission has gone from 10 to 8. He says authorities see that as a stabalisation of the transmissions. |
| Has Victoria been using the Covidsafe app in its contact tracing? | Has Victoria been using the Covidsafe app in its contact tracing? |
| Brett Sutton: | Brett Sutton: |
| There is an ‘army’ of public health officials doorknocking Victorian homes from today, to alert people to the dangers of coronavirus, with a focus on those who may not speak English or have English as a second language, to ensure information is spread far and wide. | There is an ‘army’ of public health officials doorknocking Victorian homes from today, to alert people to the dangers of coronavirus, with a focus on those who may not speak English or have English as a second language, to ensure information is spread far and wide. |
| Asked if Victoria could have done better on that front, Brett Sutton says: | Asked if Victoria could have done better on that front, Brett Sutton says: |
| What is the next step for Victorian authorities? | What is the next step for Victorian authorities? |
| On the reproduction number for the virus, Brett Sutton says it is above two. | On the reproduction number for the virus, Brett Sutton says it is above two. |
| As he explains: | As he explains: |
| On the gentleman who had been diagnosed with Covid-19 and died in Victoria overnight, Brett Sutton says: | On the gentleman who had been diagnosed with Covid-19 and died in Victoria overnight, Brett Sutton says: |
| There are some more questions on that: | There are some more questions on that: |
| Q: Have some of the security staff in question been ‘too friendly’ with guests? | Q: Have some of the security staff in question been ‘too friendly’ with guests? |
| Sutton: They know the protocols in regards to how to manage accompanying guests for fresh air. So the same messages in terms of the distance they need to keep and the hygiene procedures that they will need to go through routinely. | Sutton: They know the protocols in regards to how to manage accompanying guests for fresh air. So the same messages in terms of the distance they need to keep and the hygiene procedures that they will need to go through routinely. |
| Q: Have there been any instances of security guards breaching those guidelines with guests in terms of the distance between them? | Q: Have there been any instances of security guards breaching those guidelines with guests in terms of the distance between them? |
| Sutton: Not that I’m aware of. Not that I’m aware of. But clearly there’s been transmission to those contracted staff and so whether that’s been from a surface or whether it’s been from a guest to a contracted staff member through respiratory droplets, it will be impossible to find out. But we’re reviewing all of those processes as I said before to make sure that those staff respect them and are not put at risk unnecessarily. | Sutton: Not that I’m aware of. Not that I’m aware of. But clearly there’s been transmission to those contracted staff and so whether that’s been from a surface or whether it’s been from a guest to a contracted staff member through respiratory droplets, it will be impossible to find out. But we’re reviewing all of those processes as I said before to make sure that those staff respect them and are not put at risk unnecessarily. |
| On what has happened with the security staff at the Stamford Plaza and Rydges quarantine hotels, Brett Sutton says: | On what has happened with the security staff at the Stamford Plaza and Rydges quarantine hotels, Brett Sutton says: |
| In terms of test result turnaround, the CMO says: | In terms of test result turnaround, the CMO says: |
| On the delays at some testing sites in Victoria, Brett Sutton says: | On the delays at some testing sites in Victoria, Brett Sutton says: |
| Of the new cases: | Of the new cases: |
| Seven are linked to known outbreaks. | Seven are linked to known outbreaks. |
| One is in hotel quarantine. | One is in hotel quarantine. |
| Nine through ‘routine testing’ (where people go into a clinic to be tested – but not yet had their infection immediately traced back to a particular source as yet. | Nine through ‘routine testing’ (where people go into a clinic to be tested – but not yet had their infection immediately traced back to a particular source as yet. |
| Three others are under investigation – meaning they don’t know where they could have picked it up (most likely community transmission). | Three others are under investigation – meaning they don’t know where they could have picked it up (most likely community transmission). |
| There are three staff members who tested positive at the Hampstead dental clinic. All staff members of the clinic will be tested but there are no patients who have been identified as close contacts. | There are three staff members who tested positive at the Hampstead dental clinic. All staff members of the clinic will be tested but there are no patients who have been identified as close contacts. |