Coronavirus cases continue to climb at Brooklyn abattoir

Andrew Miller
Updated May 6 2020 - 8:39am, first published May 5 2020 - 4:54pm
SELF REPORTING: Victoria's Chief Health officer Professor Brett Sutton has defended his handling of the coronavirus cluster at a Melbourne abattoir, saying it's up to operators to notify the public if staff contract the virus.
SELF REPORTING: Victoria's Chief Health officer Professor Brett Sutton has defended his handling of the coronavirus cluster at a Melbourne abattoir, saying it's up to operators to notify the public if staff contract the virus.

A Gippsland abattoir operator has expressed surprise at the Victorian government's decision not to name the meatworks at the centre of what is becoming the state's most significant coronavirus cluster.

Andrew Miller

Andrew Miller

Journalist

I'm a general reporter with Stock & Land, with a special interest in irrigation issues. I completed my cadetship, with the Age, in 1980. Over my career, I've worked for ABC radio news (Mt Isa, Qld) and at provincial and suburban newspapers.

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