‘Doomed to repeat history’: Fears C ovid aged care failings still not fixed

Email Grieving families have warned the lessons from Victoria’s deadly aged care Covid outbreaks that killed more than 600 residents have still not been learned. The Herald Sun’s new Lockdown Legacy series looks at the impacts Covid — and the government’s response to it — had on Victorians.

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