Health Minister Hunt Praises NSW, Victoria Over Virus Outbreak Response

Health Minister Hunt Praises NSW, Victoria Over Virus Outbreak Response
Minister for Health Greg Hunt addresses media during a doorstop in the Mural Hall at Parliament House in Canberra, Australia on Dec.8, 2020. Sam Mooy/Getty Images
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The federal government has applauded New South Wales and Victoria’s responses to fresh COVID-19 outbreaks while urging Victoria to allow its residents back home.

The recent outbreaks in NSW could have been on a “vastly larger scale” than the disastrous second wave in Victoria, federal Health Minister Greg Hunt said on Sunday, describing advice from Commonwealth Chief Medical Officer Paul Kelly.