Richard Colbeck (Tasmania, Liberal Party, Minister for Aged Care and Senior Australians) Share this | Hansard source

As I have said on a number of occasions, and as the Prime Minister has said on a number of occasions, in a number of facilities the circumstances were not as we would have wanted. They were not as we would have wanted, and residents, because of the circumstances that occurred, did not get the care that would have been received. We've acknowledged that and we've apologised for that, but what we have done is continue to build capacity to ensure that the facilities are well staffed and are providing the appropriate level of care, and we will continue to do that. Fortunately, what we're seeing now in Victoria is that, with the reduction in community transmission, there is also a reduction in the infection rate within aged-care facilities, which is relieving pressure, and we are now seeing a reduction in the number of active cases in Victoria, both in staff and in aged-care residents. So there is a direct correlation— (Time expired)