AUGUST 12, 2020 \ STARWEEKLY.COM.AU
Hoang Chanh Nguyen, Connection
An emotional journey More than 160 creative and powerful images hallmarked this year’s entries for Wyndham’s Way Out West photography competition. The Wyndham City Libraries and Youth Services competition was open to entrants aged between 12 and 25 who live, work, go to school or socialise in Wyndham. ■ Full coverage: Page 8
Virus cases a ‘challenge’ By Esther Lauaki Wyndham has reached a grim new milestone with 941 active coronavirus cases recorded this week – a jump of nearly 300 in under two weeks. Wyndham is the most infected area in Victoria, according to Department of Health and Human Services active COVID-19 data. Of the active cases recorded on Monday, 477 were from Hoppers Crossing, Tarneit and Truganina while 342 were from Cocoroc, Point Cook, Quandong, Werribee and Werribee
South. he 3024 postcode, which takes in Mambourin, Manor Lakes, Mount Cottrell and Wyndham Vale, had 108 active cases. Victorian chief health oicer, Brett Sutton said on Friday that the postcodes with the most signiicant transmission and highest case numbers would be the government’s biggest challenge. “We’ll have to work especially hard in those areas,” he said. “We know where they are and we know that we need to engage very closely with the
communities to make sure that they can turn it around.” Wyndham’s largest daily increase in infections was on August 6, when the number of cases rose by 94. A member of the Wyndham Our Community Facebook group called for greater enforcement of COVID-19 restrictions across the municipality. “I just went to Point Cook Town Centre ater working all day, thinking it wouldn’t be busy … I was wrong.
“People just walking around, buying cofees, not wearing a mask and just too relaxed. “hese areas are going to continue to have high numbers until they put more police patrols in the area.” As of Monday, active aged care outbreaks include 106 cases linked to BaptCare Wyndham Lodge Community in Werribee and 79 cases linked to Glendale Aged Care Facility in Werribee. Another 49 cases have been linked to the Linfox warehouse in Truganina.
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