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Victoria has 13 virus deaths,240 new cases

Victoria has had 13 more coronavirus fatalities, taking the state’s death toll to 376 and the national figure to 463. It also reported 240 new cases and while this was an increase on the previous day the state’s five-day run of numbers under 300 continues. But a cluster at Frankston Hospital in Melbourne southeast is… Read More »

Real-time script monitoring in Victoria

A prescription medication real-time monitoring system will go live across Victoria in less than 24 hours in a move to prevent doctor-shopping and save lives. Health Minister Jenny Mikakos announced that the $ 29.5 million system, SafeScript, will go online across the state on Monday after a successful trial in western Victoria. “From tomorrow, we… Read More »