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No new COVID-19 cases in Victorian aged care homes – but two regional aged care workers test positive as part of blanket testing for staff post image

No new COVID-19 cases in Victorian aged care homes – but two regional aged care workers test positive as part of blanket testing for staff

Victorian health authorities go against Federal Government guidelines to treat single coronavirus cases as outbreaks post image

Victorian health authorities go against Federal Government guidelines to treat single coronavirus cases as outbreaks

Resident at VMCH’s Bundoora home tests negative twice for COVID-19 but still not cleared – staff in close contact in self-isolation for another week post image

Resident at VMCH’s Bundoora home tests negative twice for COVID-19 but still not cleared – staff in close contact in self-isolation for another week

Zero deaths in Hong Kong aged care homes – trained “infection controller”, quarterly emergency drills and three-month quarantines post image

Zero deaths in Hong Kong aged care homes – trained “infection controller”, quarterly emergency drills and three-month quarantines

Five Melbourne aged care homes go into lockdown after residents test positive – or wait results – for COVID-19 in just 24 hours – providers must stay on guard post image

Five Melbourne aged care homes go into lockdown after residents test positive – or wait results – for COVID-19 in just 24 hours – providers must stay on guard

19th resident passes away from COVID-19 at Newmarch House – Anglicare says it is “laying out the facts” post image

19th resident passes away from COVID-19 at Newmarch House – Anglicare says it is “laying out the facts”

No more positive cases in Rockhampton after aged care nurse worked while infectious with COVID-19 – but “not out of the woods” post image

No more positive cases in Rockhampton after aged care nurse worked while infectious with COVID-19 – but “not out of the woods”

Department of Health reminds providers to tell sick staff to stay at home – and screen staff and visitors – after Queensland aged care nurse tests positive post image

Department of Health reminds providers to tell sick staff to stay at home – and screen staff and visitors – after Queensland aged care nurse tests positive

UK: agency staff spreading COVID-19 between aged care homes, unpublished Government study found. Solution – pay more to work in one home post image

UK: agency staff spreading COVID-19 between aged care homes, unpublished Government study found. Solution – pay more to work in one home

US: Trump administration to finally begin collection national data on COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes – as country prepares to re-open homes to visitors post image

US: Trump administration to finally begin collection national data on COVID-19 deaths in nursing homes – as country prepares to re-open homes to visitors

Aged care nurse at QLD Govt-run who tested positive for COVID-19 provides cautionary tale for village and aged care operators post image

Aged care nurse at QLD Govt-run who tested positive for COVID-19 provides cautionary tale for village and aged care operators

Thirdi Group gets green light for $120M seniors living village at Newcastle golf club – target of six sites in planning or development by end of 2021 post image

Thirdi Group gets green light for $120M seniors living village at Newcastle golf club – target of six sites in planning or development by end of 2021