Victoria a heartbeat away from calamity, says top doctor

Melbourne: Victoria’s coronavirus outbreak is a “heartbeat away from calamity” says one of Australia’s top doctors as he delivered a harsh wake-up call about the lack of leadership at the highest levels.

Dr Tony Bartone said “trusted leadership” was vital to bringing the country out of “this critical phase”.

“We need that circuit breaker and that’s why a trusted leadership, trusted medical leadership, clinicians at the table, like we had in the first wave nationally, is what we need now,” Dr Bartone told Today.