It is the deadliest COVID-19 day for Victoria. We have hit a tragic new high, with 21 COVID-19 deaths confirmed this morning. Victoria also recorded another spike in the number of fresh cases recording 410 new COVID-19 infections which is also a three-day high. With these 21 deaths, Victoria’s virusRead More →
India’s fight with COVID-19 continues. There are now 2,215,074 (more than 2.2 million) case of COVID-19 in India with 44, 386 deaths. Although the number of deaths is too many, compared to the US where 163, 370 people have died with more than 5 million cases of the virus andRead More →
With Victoria hit hard by the second wave of COVID-19, the imposition of Stage 4 restrictions in Melbourne Metro had become inevitable. Victorian economy is choking to death has forced JobKeeper program expansion. And to make things a lot worse for both the state and federal governments, the lifeless VictorianRead More →
Yesterday Victoria had 725 fresh cases of COVID-19 with 15 deaths. Today, the number is 471 with 8 deaths. Although the figure is smaller, it does not offer much solace to the authorities as there is fear of food shortages while authorities try to balance what is essential and whatRead More →
Morneau Shepell, a leading provider of total wellbeing, mental health and digital mental health services, today released its monthly Mental Health Index(TM) report, making July the fourth consecutive month of a negative mental health score for Australian workers. While mental stress has increased for one-in-four Australians (24 per cent) inRead More →
More Victoria Police and Australian Defence Force personnel will be out in force ensuring Victorians are abiding by the directions of the Chief Health Officer (CHO), as the next stage of restrictions is supported by stronger enforcement and increased penalties for those who repeatedly breach the directions. From today, aRead More →
As yesterday, experts urged the Premier to move swiftly to stage 4 restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19 in the community, the number of new case – 671 – and seven more deaths pushed the Premier and Chief Health Officer to act and metropolitan Melbourne has been placed underRead More →
All employers in Victoria need to know this. The new laws of workplace manslaughter passed by the Victorian Parliament last year in the response to increasing workplace deaths have come into effect from July 1. Under the new laws if a COVID-19 death is traced back to a workplace whereRead More →
On the darkest day for Victoria, new cases of COVID-19 have jumped the horror number of 723 with 13 more fatalities. The number is almost greater by 200 of the last worst day with 532 cases last Monday. It does not look good at all against a relatively calmer numberRead More →
As part of the governments response to the fast escalating COVID-19 outbreaks in the state, ADF door-knockers will support the DHHS Case and Contact Management program authorised officers (AOs) to follow up positive cases who cannot be contacted by phone or who are refusing to cooperate. The Victorian Government hasRead More →