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Vic fighting ‘second peak, not second wave’ of COVID-19

Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Nick Coatsworth says Victorian health authorities have not lost control of the coronavirus situation as cases rise across the state. Victoria recorded nearly 100 new cases of the virus at the weekend during a suburban testing blitz as the Andrews government considers reinstating lockdowns to prevent a further surge in infections. “Out of control would imply large numbers of people sitting in hospital around Australia; there’s only 11 and one in an intensive care unit,” Mr Coatsworth told Sky News. He said the Victorian government put “unprecedented” measures in place to curb the spread but he did not “doubt their capacity to bring this under control”. “The vast majority [of cases] are linked to known outbreaks in Victoria so the cases of community transmission where there are no links at all, which would be of concern, remain in the very small minority of those cases,” he said. “If you look at the epidemiological curve at the moment it’s better described as a second peak in Victoria’s cases that’s created several geographic outbreaks.” Image: Getty

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