NATALIE BARR:Joining me now is Deputy Chief Medical Officer Dr Nick Coatsworth. Morning to you. The crisis in Victoria is worsening.
Is this outbreak now beyond the state's capacity to control?NICK COATSWORTH:Well Nat, certainly, the numbers are of concern.
Anytime we see three-digit numbers, some of the highest that we've had, it's a substantial concern. But it is within the capacity of Victoria to control.
It is certainly something that they are receiving assistance with from the Commonwealth, from other states.We have some of our most experienced public health physicians in the country, now down in Victoria, assisting them with the outbreak.