Chief Medical Officer downplays coronavirus transmission risk for schoolchildren | ABC News
Brendan Murphy insists there is nobody on his advisory panel who believes children are at risk from COVID-19 from being sent back to school.
His comments after Federal Health Minister Dan Tehan admitted he "overstepped the mark" when he criticised Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews about schools being closed in the state.
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Brendan Murphy insists there is nobody on his advisory panel who believes children are at risk from COVID-19 from being sent back to school.
His comments after Federal Health Minister Dan Tehan admitted he “overstepped the mark” when he criticised Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews about schools being closed in the state.
Watch his Sunday coronavirus briefing here.
Read more of the ABC’s expansive coronavirus coverage here: https://www.abc.net.au/news/story-streams/coronavirus/
For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY
You can watch more ABC News content on iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1
Subscribe to us on YouTube: http://ab.co/1svxLVE
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