E&OE… Topics: Melbourne lockdown; Travellers to Melbourne airport not screened; NSW and Victoria border closure; Masks. WALEED ALY: Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt definitely is a Victorian, any way you cut it. He is in Melbourne tonight and joins us now. Minister, three cases in the ACT tonight. GREG HUNT: Thanks for…
E&OE… Topics: federal government support for Victoria re coronavirus outbreak in Melbourne. STEPHEN QUARTERMAIN: As we know Victoria is going into lockdown again tomorrow – Mark II. So we thought we’d go straight to the top to find out what’s going on. Let’s welcome the Federal Minister for Health, Greg Hunt. Good…
E&OE… Topics: Victorian COVID-19 outbreak; Mass gatherings; COVIDSafe app; Border closure. CHRIS KENNY: Let’s go to Melbourne now and catch up with the Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt. Greg Hunt, thanks so much for joining this on what’s a very difficult day for your portfolio and for everyone in Victoria. Has your…
E&OE… Topics: Outbreak in Melbourne; COVID-19 update; Public housing lockdowns; Possibility of complete lockdown in Victoria. KARL STEFANOVIC: Okay. Let’s bring in now, Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt. Greg, thank you for your time this morning. GREG HUNT: Good morning, Karl and Ally. KARL STEFANOVIC: We just heard there, it is a terrible situation that…
E&OE… Topics: support for Victoria Government re coronavirus outbreak in Melbourne; NSW and Victorian border closure; Regional communities. LISA MILLAR: Let’s bring in the Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt. Minister, good morning, welcome to Breakfast. GREG HUNT: Good morning, Lisa. LISA MILLAR: Lots to get through this morning so we’ll crack on. Is it out…
E&OE… Topics: Lockdown in Melbourne Hotspots; Failures in Hotel Quarantine; Mandatory testing; Close the Gap Draft Report. PETER STEFANOVIC: Well joining me now is Health Minister, Greg Hunt. Minister, good morning to you. Thanks so much for joining us. So, first of all, what’s your reaction to those developments that are on…
E&OE… Topics: Hotel quarantine in Victoria; Local lockdowns in Victoria; LEILA MCKINNON: Minister Hunt, thank you for joining us. Let’s have a look at this Sydney case. This man was in hotel quarantine in Victoria and tested positive, but was released, and has tested positive in the community in Sydney now. How…
E&OE… Topics: Coronavirus cases in Victoria; Lockdown in 36 Suburbs in Melbourne; Mandatory testing. SAMANTHA ARMYTAGE: Residents in 36 suburbs across Melbourne went into lockdown overnight as the state recorded its fifth straight day of more than 40 new cases of coronavirus. The restrictions came into force at midnight, and residents in…
E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 cases in Victoria; usage of masks to combat COVID-19; LEIGH SALES: Thanks for your time today Minister. GREG HUNT: It’s a pleasure. LEIGH SALES: Are the growing numbers in Victoria the result of more testing or something else? GREG HUNT: The best advice that I have is…
E&OE… Topics: Federal Government commitment of $35 million to rare cancers, rare diseases medical research; spike in COVID cases in Victoria; COVID advice to multicultural communities; testing clinics; hotel quarantine.. DR SHELLEY DOLAN: Good morning everybody. My name is Dr Shelley Dolan, and I am very, very privileged to be the Chief Executive…