Victorian Health Workers Seek Better Protection

Medical workers evacuate a resident from the Epping Gardens aged care facility in the Melbourne suburb of Epping on July 30, 2020, as the city battles fresh outbreaks of the COVID-19 coronavirus. WILLIAM WEST/ Getty Images

As Victorian healthcare workers continue to be strongly represented in daily COVID-19 case increases, some are calling for greater virus protection.

The state reported 450 new infections of which 139 were healthcare workers on Aug 7.