Deputy Chief Health Officer Annaliese van Diemen compared the famous voyage to the current pandemic that has claimed more than 90 lives across Australia in a tweet on Wednesday. Mr Dutton has since told the Nine network he strongly disapproves of the comment and has called for a drastic response. Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews stepped in to defend Dr van Diemen and said his entire public health team had been doing an 'absolutely amazing job' and that he had far more significant things to be concerned about than tweets. Forrest sparked outrage on Thursday by 'hijacking' a press conference with Health Minister Greg Hunt by inviting Chinese spy turned Victorian consul-general Long Zhou, who made a speech praising China. 'Because it [the origin of the virus] just might be Australia, it just might be Britain, it just might be China,' Forrest told told the West Australian's podcast on April 2.

Source: Daily Mail May 01, 2020 02:20 UTC