How Royal Melbourne controlled Australia’s biggest health worker outbreak
More than 260 health workers were diagnosed with COVID-19 at the Royal Melbourne Hospital during July and August
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Of the hospitals in Australia on the front line of the COVID-19 threat, The Royal Melbourne Hospital was hardest hit.
During July and August, as the second wave arrived, there were more than 260 infections among its staff.