Coronavirus: How an aged care crisis seized 'ill-prepared' Australia
"I grew up in a war; I'm not dying in a pandemic."
"I do sometimes wonder how on Earth I've ended up here with coronavirus around me," she tells me over the phone from New South Wales .When the coronavirus reached Australia in January, my family assumed that my grandparents - both of whom live in aged care homes - were in the safest place possible.. This includes 12 of the 15 announced on Wednesday - Australia's deadliest day yet.
Margaret has been relatively lucky. Though visitors were forbidden for a while, residents at her home in regional NSW can move around freely. The company that runs her home says it has a comprehensive infection plan, a full stock of personal protective equipment and strict hygiene measures.
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