2025年7月23日下午：全澳范围内数百家养老院正应对超过240起新冠疫情爆发，每周有数十名养老院住户因新冠去世（收听播客，了解详情）。 本期新闻要点 数百家养老院面临新冠疫情爆发 接种疫苗呼声再起； 巴纳比·乔伊斯将推动废除净零排放的私人议员法案； 专家警告澳洲对失智症预防和管理资金投入严重不足。 全澳范围内数百家养老院正应对超过240起新冠疫情爆发，每周有数十名养老院住户因新冠去世。 根据联邦 ...

That comes as there are 459 active COVID outbreaks nationally within aged care facilities, which translates to 2,135 active cases. In NSW alone there are 146 outbreaks and 688 infections.

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By the end of this week, according to Aged and Community Services Australia CEO Paul Sadler, more than half of all residential aged care facilities could have COVID-19 outbreaks.

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