CMO apologises over medics 'illegal party' claim
Professor Brendan Murphy suggested earlier this month that the Tasmanian party had caused a spike in COVID-19 cases
Australia's Chief Medical Officer has apologised to health workers in Tasmania for speculating they attended an illegal dinner party and contributed to a coronavirus outbreak.
Professor Brendan Murphy.
Professor Brendan Murphy made the claim about staff in the state's northwest while giving evidence to a New Zealand parliamentary committee earlier in April.
He quickly backed away