Lockdown necessary but residents should have been seen as government partners not detainees, expert says
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Residents inside the nine public housing towers under lockdown translated an information sheet about the restrictions and public health measures needed to contain Covid-19 into 10 different languages. This information was distributed within the affected buildings via social media and text messaging in just 24 hours.
Infectious disease physician Dr Chris Lemoh, who works with culturally and linguistically diverse communities at a Melbourne public hospital, said he had been in contact with several people inside the tower blocks in Flemington and North which are now being surveilled by police to ensure residents do not leave while they undergo Covid-19 testing following a cluster of cases in the buildings.
Continue reading…Lockdown necessary but residents should have been seen as government partners not detainees, expert says Follow live updates in Monday’s Australia coronavirus blogWhat we know about the public housing tower ‘hard lockdowns’Australia hotspots map, stats and active casesSign up for Guardian Australia’s coronavirus emailDownload the free Guardian app to get the most important news notificationsResidents inside the nine public housing towers under lockdown translated an information sheet about the restrictions and public health measures needed to contain Covid-19 into 10 different languages. This information was distributed within the affected buildings via social media and text messaging in just 24 hours.Infectious disease physician Dr Chris Lemoh, who works with culturally and linguistically diverse communities at a Melbourne public hospital, said he had been in contact with several people inside the tower blocks in Flemington and North which are now being surveilled by police to ensure residents do not leave while they undergo Covid-19 testing following a cluster of cases in the buildings. Continue reading…