Australian Health Minister Asked to Explain Tweets at Daily COVID-19 Update

Australian Health Minister Asked to Explain Tweets at Daily COVID-19 Update
Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos in Melbourne, Australia on Aug. 10, 2020. Quinn Rooney/Getty Images
Alex Joseph
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Health Minister Jenny Mikakos has reiterated her focus on the “fight” against the COVID-19 outbreak in Victoria after journalists asked the minister to elaborate on a series of Twitter posts from Aug. 8.

The thread that drew links between Ancient Greece and the Victorian government’s virus response also included an apology by Mikakos who said she was “deeply sorry” if she had not done all in her power “to keep everyone safe.”