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Deputy Chief Medical Officer interview on Sunrise, Seven Network on 30 June 2020

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NATALIE BARR: Victoria has held crisis talks overnight as it tries to get on top of the COVID outbreak that is threatening the rest of the country.

The State Government has requested more federal assistance to combat the spike in cases. The Defence Force is already deploying around 200 medical personnel to assist with the current testing blitz.

There were 75 new cases yesterday in the fourth-highest daily increase since the pandemic began. Health authorities are resisting suburb-by-suburb lockdowns at this stage, but say it remains an option.

For more, I'm joined by Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Michael Kidd. Morning to you. So young people make up a third of cases in Victoria.

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