There is widespread anger over the fact that most aged-care workers are yet to be vaccinated, and they are again being compelled to work at multiple facilities to make ends meet.
A resident at the Arcare facility in Maidstone, Melbourne caught the virus after a staffer worked while infectious, with another worker also testing positive on Monday.
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Two aged care homes in Melbourne have been directly affected by the latest coronavirus outbreak after staff members also worked at an aged care provider where a positive coronavirus case has been identified.
There have been five new locally acquired coronavirus cases recorded in Victoria in the past day.
In a letter sent on Sunday afternoon, the chief executive of aged care provider Royal Freemasons, Kerri Rivett, said the Coppin Centre in Melbourne and the Freemason’s Footscray centre had implemented “full outbreak procedures” and residents were self-isolating in their rooms.
Coppin Centre Royal Freemasons aged care.
She assured families that no staff or residents had yet tested positive to COVID-19 and said they were awaiting test results.