Inquiry to Probe Aged Care Virus Response

A resident is taken from the Epping Hardens Aged Care Home on July 29, 2020 in Melbourne, Australia. Robert Cianflone/Getty Images

Federal Aged Care Minister Richard Colbeck will give evidence to an inquiry into the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic.

There have been 800 cases of COVID-19 in aged care facilities nationally so far, with 136 residents dying.