How Blind Spots With Melbourne’s Migrants Sparked Virus Crisis
- Early Covid-19 information was only available in English
- Poor tracing, quarantine bungles blamed for latest outbreak
A drive-in Covid-19 testing site in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.
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For months, Girmay Mengesha has been an unofficial translator and health adviser in the public-housing tower he shares with hundreds of migrants in Melbourne.