Positive coronavirus patients missed as contact tracers struggle with soaring case numbers
Dr Mukesh Haikerwal runs a respiratory clinic in the Melbourne coronavirus hotspot of Altona North. He says he is often the sole point of contact for his patients who test positive. "When I ring the patient directly, sometimes two weeks,
Lost in transmission: GPs ‘forgotten’ in COVID-19 response
Suburban doctors say they have been sidelined in the pandemic response, with poor communication between the health bureaucracy and local GPs contributing to potentially fatal delays in containing outbreaks. Source: The Age https://www.theage.com.au/national/victoria/lost-in-transmission-gps-forgotten-in-covid-19-response-20200726-p55fky.html
Our COVID weakness: Are we too complacent?
Melbourne GP @DrMukeshH warns that when it comes to #COVID19 measures, we might be getting too complacent. #TheDrum. "I don't think the gravity seems to have sunk in that we are not anywhere else apart from on the on the
GP turns to homemade PPE to combat ‘patchy’ supply
Dr Mukesh Haikerwal, a former AMA President, has consistently called out the supply issue that has plagued GPs in the state and across the country since the start of the pandemic. The respiratory clinic set up at Dr Haikerwal’s practice
Melbourne facing targeted lockdowns as Victoria races to contain coronavirus outbreak
Source: ABC 730 https://www.facebook.com/ABC730/videos/3608447992502711/
Victoria in Damage Control
Heath officials in the six Victorian coronavirus hotspots will today begin going door to door to reinforce health guidelines. https://www.facebook.com/9NewsMelbourne/videos/899124103924917/