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HAMISH MCDONALD: Professor Michael Kidd, is the Deputy Chief Medical Officer in the federal Health Department.

He is in Canberra this morning, good morning to you. Welcome back to Breakfast.MICHAEL KIDD:Thanks, Hamish.

Good morning.HAMISH MCDONALD:Is this approach in Victoria, the right approach? Locking down Melbourne metropolitan area, effectively, is this going to get on top of this so-called, second wave?MICHAEL KIDD:Well, this is a very important approach and totally appropriate, given the very significant rise that we've seen over the past few days in community transmission of COVID-19, across Melbourne.

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Deputy Chief Medical Officer press conference about COVID-19 on 16 July 2020

PROFESSOR MICHAEL KIDD:Here is the national update as of 12 noon: 10,810 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 in Australia. This is in the context of the global pandemic where 13.5 million people have been reported as COVID-19 positive, with over 580,000 deaths all around the world; 330 people have been diagnosed as new cases of COVID-19 in Australia in the past 24 hours; 317 of these cases have been in Victoria, and as we've heard from Premier Dan Andrews, this is the highest daily number of cases reported in the state.There have been 10 new cases reported in New South Wales, 4 overseas acquired among people in hotel quarantine, and 6 locally acquired.

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Deputy Chief Medical Officer interview on Sunrise on 16 July 2020

DAVID KOCH:The number of people testing positive to coronavirus in Victoria each day remains shockingly high at over 200, with the amount of people hospitalised passing 100 for the first time. Joining me now Deputy Chief Health Officer, Professor Michael Kidd.

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Deputy Chief Medical Officer interview on ABC News Breakfast on 16 July 2020

PAUL KENNEDY:Joining us now from Canberra is Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd. Professor Kidd, thanks for joining us.

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ALLISON LANGDON:Well, enormously good news is how leading experts are reacting to a COVID-19 vaccine being trailed in the US. Forty-five patients given it have produced more virus-killing antibodies than those who caught the virus.KARL STEFANOVIC:Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd, joins us now.

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PROFESSOR MICHAEL KIDD: Good afternoon everybody, my name is Professor Michael Kidd, Deputy Chief Medical Officer here at the Department of Health in Canberra. Here is the national update as of 12 noon.Today, we've passed another national milestone in the COVID-19 pandemic in Australia, with over 10,000 people diagnosed with COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic.

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PAUL KENNEDY: First, let's get a national overview from the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Michael Kidd, who joins me now from Canberra. Michael Kidd, thanks for joining us on News Breakfast.

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KARL STEFANOVIC: Well, testing will intensify across Victoria today to protect regional areas from Melbourne's hotspots with close to 1,500 cases currently active across the state.ALLISON LANGDON: Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd, joins us now for more. Michael, a very good morning to you.

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ALLISON LANGDON:Well, let's bring in now the Deputy Chief Medical Officer Professor Michael Kidd who is also joining us from Canberra. Professor, thank you for your time this morning.

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PETER STEFANOVIC:Well, joining me now live is Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Michael Kidd. Michael, good morning to you, thanks so much for joining us.

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LISA MILLAR:Now, to Canberra, where the country's Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Michael Kidd, joins me this morning. Good morning, Michael.

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SAMANTHA ARMYTAGE:Now, millions of Victorians are headed back into lockdown from midnight tonight. The Government has issued stay-at-home orders for the Melbourne metropolitan area and Mitchell Shire, about 40 kilometres north of the city.

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TRACY GRIMSHAW: Today, Victoria saw 127 new cases of coronavirus infection, the highest since the pandemic started. Is this a second wave yet?PROFESSOR MICHAEL KIDD: What we're certainly seeing in Victoria is a secondary significant surge in infections.

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Deputy Chief Medical Officer interview on ABC 7.30 on 6 July 2020

VIRGINIA TRIOLI: Professor, thanks for talking to us today. You said today that the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee doesn't provide advice on border closures, but given that decision has now been made between Victoria and New South Wales, in your medical view, is this an effective measure against the Victorian spike spreading?PROFESSOR MICHAEL KIDD: Well, certainly this decision has been made, I understand, in consultation with the premiers and also with the Prime Minister as a way of preventing further transmission from occurring.

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SAMANTHA ARMYTAGE: Joining us now is Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd, morning to you. These have been described as vertical cruise ships.

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KARL STEFANOVIC: Well, we now have the Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd. Professor, thank you for your time again on whatever TV people are watching at home.

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MICHAEL KIDD:My name is Professor Michael Kidd, Deputy Chief Medical Officer here at the Department of Health here in Canberra. This is the daily update in Australia as of 12 o'clock today, we have over- we have, sorry, 8066 people reported as COVID-19 positive.

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Deputy Chief Medical Officer interview on Channel 9, Today on 3 July 2020 about coronavirus (COVID-19).

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Deputy Chief Medical Officer interview on Sunrise, Seven Network on 3 July 2020 about coronavirus (COVID-19).

SAMANTHA ARMYTAGE: And joining us now is Deputy Chief Medical Officer, Professor Michael Kidd. Michael, good morning to you.

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Deputy Chief Medical Officer press conference about COVID-19 on 2 July 2020

MICHAEL KIDD: Good Afternoon everybody. My name is Professor Michael Kidd, Deputy Chief Medical Officer here at the Department of Health in Canberra.

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United States	Cases: 46 252 513 Deaths: 750 423 Recovered: 0
India	Cases: 34 321 025 Deaths: 459 652 Recovered: 0
Brazil	Cases: 21 835 785 Deaths: 608 235 Recovered: 0
United Kingdom	Cases: 9 215 683 Deaths: 141 607 Recovered: 0
Russia	Cases: 8 494 589 Deaths: 237 619 Recovered: 0

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