“St Basil’s advised us,like,if we have symptoms then get tested and we need to isolate. If asymptomatic,you can come to work,” said the carer,referred to as “staff member A” at Tuesday’s hearing.
The court also heard from the manager of the carer,who agreed she had authorised “staff member A” to continue attending St Basil’s for shifts after her family became ill.
From late July last year until the end of August,45 residents at St Basil’s died with coronavirus – more than a third of its residents.
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The average age of these vulnerable residents was 85. It is Australia’s deadliest COVID-19 outbreak.
The disaster unfolded inside the Greek Orthodox Church-run home after “staff member A” worked at the facility while unknowingly COVID-19 positive,passing the virus on to others.
“Staff member A”,who emigrated to Australia from Nepal in 2016,was tested for COVID-19 at a Broadmeadows centre on July 5.