Transcript – Doorstop – Melbourne

E&OE… Topics: Coronavirus update; Vaccine development; Victoria aged care response; Aged care meeting held Friday night; Aged care response centre; COVID vaccine developments; Economic Statement and travel; Minister’s Payne and Reynolds in Washington next week. GREG HUNT: I want to start by thanking all Australians, but especially all Victorians and people in the greater Melbourne…

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Transcript – Sunrise interview with Sam Armytage

E&OE…                       Topics: COVID-19 outbreak in Victoria, People with symptoms not self-isolating and not self-isolating once they’ve been tested; aged care facility concerns.   SAM ARMYTAGE: Now as we’ve heard, there are some questions to be answered about why so many Victorians have not been self-isolating while they wait for COVID test results.   The…

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Transcript – Doorstop – Melbourne

E&OE… Topics: Victorian COVID-19 outbreak; Commonwealth support for Victoria; mandatory mask wearing; hotel quarantine; AHPPC advice; childcare changes. GREG HUNT: This has been the darkest winter for so many Australians, and yet there are real lights of hope. We know today’s numbers will be distressing for so many Australians because these are not just numbers,…

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Transcript – Doorstop – Melbourne

E&OE…                       Topics: Coronavirus update; Aged care facilities; Sydney outbreak; COVIDSafe app; George Christensen; Social media rumours; Mask wearing; Genomics testing; Elimination strategy.   GREG HUNT: Thanks very much to everybody for joining us.   I want to give a brief summary of Australian Government support for the situation in New South Wales, and in…

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ABC News Breakfast interview with Paul Kennedy

E&OE…                       Topics: Coronavirus outbreak in Sydney pub; Aged care and coronavirus situation in Melbourne; Suppression vs elimination; COVIDSafe App.   PAUL KENNEDY: Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, joins us now from Melbourne. Minister, thanks your time. We appreciate you being available. A couple of quick ones.   GREG HUNT: Morning Paul.   PAUL KENNEDY:…

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Transcript – Doorstop – Melbourne

E&OE… Topics: Coronavirus update; Additional five million masks, ADF support for Victoria; Aged care support; hospital capacity for coronavirus cases; target of no healthcare worker deaths; Contact tracing; COVIDSafe app; E-cigarettes being sold to children. GREG HUNT: Thank-you very much and welcome everybody to today’s press conference. Obviously Victoria has been going through a very…

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