Black Lives Matter protests, a Covid-19 outbreak and the 'link' that didn't exist | Weekly Beast

Victoria’s health department knocks down News Corp’s ‘scoop’. Plus, why Ita Buttrose is disappointed

The Australian had a front-page exclusive on Wednesday claiming that authorities had confirmed a link between last month’s Melbourne Black Lives Matter protest and the Covid-19 breakout in public housing towers.

“Victorian health authorities have confirmed a link between two COVID-19 cases in people who attended the Black Lives Matter protest in Melbourne’s CBD just over a month ago, and the cluster of at least 242 cases in public housing towers in the city’s inner northwest,” Rachel Baxendale wrote.

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