Published: August 12, 2020
Exclusive: email sent to health workers by Safer Care Victoria says 1,835 healthcare workers had been infected with the virus as of 8 August
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The Victorian government does not know where almost 1,600 Covid-19 infections among healthcare workers – almost 85% of such cases – were acquired according an email seen by Guardian Australia.
A message sent to health workers by the peak Victorian authority for safety improvement in healthcare says it is still examining the source of the majority of infections, calling into question claims from the state’s premier, Daniel Andrews, and health minister, Jenny Mikakos, that most workers were infected in the community.
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