Victorian cabinet minister Lisa Neville will be away from work for three months while receiving treatment for a chronic auto-immune disorder. Ms Neville, who was hospitalised a week ago for Crohn’s disease, managed the police and emergency portfolio, including oversight of Victoria’s hotel quarantine program, and the state’s water portfolio. The seasoned minister in Premier… Read More »
Acting chief medical officer professor Paul Kelly has announced weekly coronavirus tests for hotel quarantine workers around the country, after South Australia was forced into lockdown. SA is the second state to be affected by breaches in the system, with Victoria only recently emerging from its deadly second wave, which originated in quarantine hotels. Premier… Read More »
Defense Secretary Mark Esper has instructed the Pentagon to ready military housing for 1,000 people as it prepares to quarantine those who may have the new coronavirus. “Earlier today, we have learned that Defense Secretary Mark Esper approved a request from the Department of Health and Human Services to provide DOD housing support for up… Read More »