GPs sidelined in Cedar Meats abattoir COVID-19 outbreak: inquiry

The parliamentary investigation also raised concerns about the supply of PPE to general practice staff
Cedar Meats abattoir in west Melbourne. Source: AAP.

GPs were left in the dark about the scale of the COVID-19 outbreak at the Cedar Meats abattoir, even as suspected cases began arriving in their practices seeking tests, a parliamentary inquiry has found.

Back in April and May, the Melbourne facility was linked to 111 coronavirus cases among workers and their close contacts.