NEWS DESK A BUPA Edithvale resident thanks the community for their support. Picture: Bupa
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Nursing home COVID-19 outbreak ‘closed’ Brodie Cowburn brodie@baysidenews.com.au BUPA has declared the COVID-19 outbreak at its Edithvale aged care home “closed”. The first COVID-19 case at the site was made public on 19 July. A total of 44 Bupa Edithvale residents ended up contracting the virus and 17 lives were lost, a Department of Health report released on 2 October read. Including staff, the total number of cases linked to the aged care home was 79. On 17 September, Bupa declared the outbreak “officially closed”. Bupa released an online statement on 2 October saying that “no Bupa Edithvale
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team members or residents have tested positive to COVID-19 for well over a month.” Bupa Edithvale general manager Lexie Dennis said the outbreak was “like nothing we’ve ever seen before in aged care.” “You can’t underestimate the importance of being prepared when you face into something like this. We’ve been lucky to have the broader support of other departments and medical experts within Bupa, as well as the state and federal departments, and the Frankston and Rosebud hospitals. It’s really something you can’t manage alone,” she said. “We’ve all been through this same trauma and I think it’s brought us closer together. Our team is really focused
on being there for our residents and each other. We’ve mourned for those we’ve lost, but there’s also a common feeling that we’ve made it through this together. “From the bottom of our hearts, I just want to thank everyone near and far who have supported us in any form along the way. We couldn’t have done this alone. To have family support, resident support and the support of the wider Bupa community has been the key to us getting through this.” The Department of Health and Human Services reported one new case linked to the aged care home on 1 October, but noted that “it is likely the staff member was infected some weeks ago, and they are no longer carrying active virus.”
SIR Peter Cosgrove. Picture: Supplied
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Frankston Times
13 October 2020
Former Governor-General booked for library talk FORMER Governor-General Sir Peter Cosgrove will speak to Frankston library members at a free virtual event next month. Sir Cosgrove served as Australia’s GovernorGeneral for five years, from 2014 to 2019. He will be talking to library members about his new memoir You shouldn’t have joined. Frankston Council CEO Phil Cantillon said “we are absolutely honoured to be welcoming General Sir Peter Cosgrove virtually to our region along-
side Mornington Peninsula Library Service.” “Libraries have taken on a life of their own during the coronavirus pandemic and are proud to provide a platform for Australian authors to promote their works as they continue to support our communities,” he said. The event will take place on Monday 9 November at 6pm on Zoom. Bookings can be made at library.frankston.vic.gov.au or ourlibrary.mornpen. vic.gov.au