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CEO Craig Niemann said it was inevitable municipal sites and services would be affected by future exposure and subsequent staff shortages due to mandatory isolation.<\/p>\n
He said this was the case with the City\u2019s maternal and child health service run in the same building as Shine Bright early learning centre in Maiden Gully, which was identified as a tier 1 site earlier this month.<\/p>\n
\u201cRecent changes in isolation requirements will help to reduce the impact on services and the length of time staff are unable to attend work, but there will also be more incidents like this which will affect how we deliver services, particularly those that are public-facing,\u201d Mr Niemann said.<\/p>\n
\u201cOur commitment is that we will either liaise directly with affected clients or share broad community messaging via the media and social media where there is a large-scale impact.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs much as we can, we are preparing for how we will respond but in some instances you can only plan so much and we will then have to consider the reality of whatever situation we find ourselves in.<\/p>\n
\u201cWe thank our community for their understanding and patience when these instances do arise. They will be out of our control, but we will work as quickly as possible to put in place alternate plans and re-instate full-service delivery.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
KEY Bendigo organisations have outlined how they will manage COVID-19 in the region as they prepare for increased cases in line with eased restrictions. Bendigo Health CEO Peter Faulkner said the service\u2019s focus needed to be on testing the primary close contacts of positive cases, people who have symptoms, and those who have attended an […]<\/p>\n