‘A lot of worry’: residents of other Melbourne housing blocks want more done to stave off Covid-19

High-rise public housing tenants cite mobile testing, more cleaning and hand sanitiser among key needs

The Victorian government is facing calls to bring mobile testing into all of Melbourne’s high-rise public housing estates and to ramp up cleaning and culturally appropriate resources to prevent a repeat of the “hard lockdown” inflicted on 3,000 residents since Saturday.

We have summarized this news so that you can read it quickly. If you are interested in the news, you can read the full text here. Read more:

The Guardian /  🏆 84. in UK

United States Latest News, United States Headlines

Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.

Residents in Melbourne Covid-19 tower lockdown say food supplies have been inadequateResidents angry at Victoria health department for failing to deliver supplies, providing out-of-date food and sending pork to Muslim families
Read more »

Inside the Covid-19 hard lockdown of Melbourne's public housing towersOn Saturday afternoon, 3,000 people living in nine public housing towers in the suburbs of Flemington of North Melbourne found themselves placed under a ‘hard lockdown’ to help stem the spread of Covid-19, thanks to a sudden announcement from the Victorian government. They cannot leave their units, except for emergencies, are subject to mandatory testing and are being monitored by 500 police officers. We spoke to Hiba Shanino, one of those confined in the towers
Read more »

Coronavirus Victoria: everything we know about Melbourne's Covid-19 clustersMelbourne is undergoing a suburban testing blitz after Victorian premier Daniel Andrews revealed hotspots in suburbs were largely caused by extended families
Read more »

Coronavirus: Melbourne going back into lockdown after spike in COVID-19 casesThe state premier warned people breaking the rules could cost lives as he said Melbourne was 'on the cusp of our second wave'.
Read more »

Coronavirus live news: Melbourne returns to lockdown; Italy proposes compulsory treatment for Covid-19South Africa’s cases pass 200,000; Kenya emerges from lockdown; Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro tested again for coronavirus
Read more »

My working week: 'I worried I'd passed on Covid-19 to a woman I was supporting'Lockdown has been tough for those I help with mental health problems and learning disabilities. People have been lonely
Read more »