Mes: agosto 2020

The stage 4 lockdown in Melbourne has been successful so far in pushing down the number of cases in metro areas, but regional Victoria risks being left behind. While the number of cases in regional areas are far smaller, centres like Bendigo and Geelong are struggling to get things under […]

The tragic reality of so many people being infected with coronavirus over the past month has started to play out in Victoria. Yesterday a record number of Victorians died of coronavirus in a single day. So while the number of daily cases seems to have started to fall, when will […]

One of the startling figures from the Victorian coronavirus wave is the number of healthcare workers who are getting sick. Nearly 1000 Victorian healthcare workers currently have COVID-19, a number that has doubled in less than a fortnight. When coronavirus hit China and Italy, we saw terrible numbers of healthcare […]

Norman Swan made a big call in predicting that Victoria will start to see a reduction in coronavirus cases by next week, but not everyone agrees with him. Some health experts say it’s more likely that the state will experience a wide curve, rather than a sharp decline. Ultimately, it’ll […]

There’s been another grim round of record-breaking coronavirus numbers in Victoria: the highest daily tally, the highest death toll and Australia’s youngest victim – a man in his 30s. It’s now been almost a month since the state was placed into stage 3 lockdown, and a few days since they […]

The Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced that all COVID positive cases will be doorknocked multiple times, as authorities continue to tighten restrictions in Melbourne. Complying with rules to isolate and quarantine has been a major problem in Victoria. Recent figures show as many as one in four people who […]

More than 250,000 workers in Melbourne will be forced to stay home to try and stop the spread of coronavirus. Yesterday, Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews ordered the closure of thousands of shops, factories and offices in an attempt to not only flatten the curve but force it downwards. So as […]