Medical Journal of AustraliaVolume 214, Issue 3 p. 101-104.e1 Perspectives A hospital-wide response to multiple outbreaks of COVID-19 in health care workers: lessons learned from the field Kirsty L Buising, Corresponding Author Kirsty L Buising kirsty.buising@mh.org.au Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VICkirsty.buising@mh.org.auSearch for more papers by this authorDeborah Williamson, Deborah Williamson University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorBenjamin C Cowie, Benjamin C Cowie orcid.org/0000-0002-7087-5895 Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorJennifer MacLachlan, Jennifer MacLachlan Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorElizabeth Orr, Elizabeth Orr Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorChristopher MacIsaac, Christopher MacIsaac University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorEloise Williams, Eloise Williams Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorKatherine Bond, Katherine Bond Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorStephen Muhi, Stephen Muhi Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorJames McCarthy, James McCarthy Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorAndrea B Maier, Andrea B Maier Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorLouis Irving, Louis Irving Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorDenise Heinjus, Denise Heinjus Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorCate Kelly, Cate Kelly Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorCaroline Marshall, Caroline Marshall Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this author Kirsty L Buising, Corresponding Author Kirsty L Buising kirsty.buising@mh.org.au Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VICkirsty.buising@mh.org.auSearch for more papers by this authorDeborah Williamson, Deborah Williamson University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorBenjamin C Cowie, Benjamin C Cowie orcid.org/0000-0002-7087-5895 Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorJennifer MacLachlan, Jennifer MacLachlan Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VIC Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorElizabeth Orr, Elizabeth Orr Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorChristopher MacIsaac, Christopher MacIsaac University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorEloise Williams, Eloise Williams Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorKatherine Bond, Katherine Bond Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorStephen Muhi, Stephen Muhi Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorJames McCarthy, James McCarthy Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorAndrea B Maier, Andrea B Maier Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Amsterdam, The NetherlandsSearch for more papers by this authorLouis Irving, Louis Irving Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorDenise Heinjus, Denise Heinjus Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorCate Kelly, Cate Kelly Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this authorCaroline Marshall, Caroline Marshall Victorian Infectious Diseases Service, Royal Melbourne Hospital, Melbourne, VIC University of Melbourne, Melbourne, VIC Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, Melbourne, VICSearch for more papers by this author First published: 15 November 2020 https://doi.org/10.5694/mja2.50850Citations: 21Read the full textAboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text accessShare full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use and check box below to share 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