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The inside story of Australia’s coronavirus supercluster

Category: News & Politics
Duration: 00:14:45
Publish Date: 2020-04-22 18:00:00
Description:

With two hospitals shut down and thousands of residents quarantined, the Tasmanian Covid-19 supercluster has brought the state’s health system to its knees. New evidence has emerged of a severe shortage of protective equipment and the encouragement of dubious practices. Today, Rick Morton on the failures that lead to Tasmania’s deadly outbreak. 

Guest: Senior Reporter at The Saturday Paper, Rick Morton.

Background reading:

Tasmanian hospitals caught in coronavirus storm in The Saturday Paper

The Saturday Paper

The Monthly

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