Victoria’s chief health officer says he will go to great lengths to make sure positive cases are telling the truth about their movements.
Professor Sutton said he could request “almost anything” for the purpose of determining public health risk and would absolutely use they powers if it was feared people weren’t being truthful with contact tracers.
The Department of Health and Human Services will now conduct a massive testing blitz of the regional Victorian city after three cases were identified late on Tuesday. Professor Sutton said he could then share that information, such as number plate details, with other agencies, including police, to help track movements and determining the risk to public health.“If there’s any doubt about the full account that people are giving, there are powers in the Public Health and Wellbeing Act for me to request information, demand information, for the purpose of assessing a public health risk.“Of course we rely on people to tell the truth.
“If those individuals become cases, they are at risk, their families are at risk, their workmates and anyone else they come into contact with are at risk.”Premier Daniel Andrews emphasised he didn’t want anyone to be fearful of coming forward.“It is when you don’t that you cause difficulties for everyone and potentially for yourself.
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