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Victorian Chief Medical Officer Andrew Wilson has outlined the conclusions reached and strategies implemented following research into Victoria’s health sector in a bid to reduce the risk of infection to staff in health settings.

As of August 23, just over 2,600 coronavirus infections had been recorded among Victorian health care workers. Mr Wilson said most cases were reported in July and August in two distinct waves. “In hospitals about 70 per cent of people who were infected are nursing staff while a much smaller number are medical staff,” he said.

He said the evidence from the research suggested poor infection practices, an environment of contamination and staff members traveling between facilities were some of the primary drivers of outbreaks in nursing homes. In hospitals, some outbreaks occurred in busy wards while other infections were linked to putting on and removal of personal protective equipment. “There’s a whole series of different things that we’re learning and that we’re acting on to try and prevent infections," he said.

 

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