Victoria’s Health Minister Jenny Mikakos Resigns

Victoria’s Health Minister Jenny Mikakos Resigns
Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos in Melbourne, Australia on Aug. 10, 2020. Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
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Jenny Mikakos has resigned as Victoria’s health minister and from the state government, effective immediately. The resignation follows Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews’ Sept. 25 statements that contradicted those of Mikakos regarding the state’s COVID-19 hotel quarantine inquiry.

Andrews told the inquiry that Mikakos was “primarily responsible” for the failed program that used untrained security guards in quarantine hotels.

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