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Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews wasn't cracking any gags about SA on Thursday as he addressed 18 new virus cases and Labor's widening crisis.

Five guests in your home: Victorian restrictions tightened

Premier Daniel Andrews said from Sunday, the number of visitors allowed to visit Victorians in their homes will drop from ten to five. The premier said half of the cases since the end of April were linked to family to family transmissions.

  • by Melissa Cunningham and David Estcourt

Healthcare

“If someone came into the ED with a drug overdose, we didn’t know if they had COVID or not. That sense of the unknown made the whole thing a pressure cooker, a boiling point. There were short tempers and lots of tears.”

Intensive carers: The health workers behind Australia's COVID-19 success story

From doctors and nurses to cleaners and pharmacists, hospital staff are the true heroes in Australia's successful response to the coronavirus pandemic. Those on the frontline at St Vincent's, Sydney, tell their stories.

  • by Tim Elliott
David Pearson and David King are part of St Vincents Hospital's COVID-19 ADAPT study.

A tale of two Davids and the virus

Two Davids, both in their mid-fifties and living within walking distance from each other developed a cough one week in March and were coaxed by their wives to St Vincent’s hospital for a COVID-19 test.

  • by Kate Aubusson
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