Melbourne Skyline / Photo: Shutterstock.comAustralian Firm Under Investigation Over COVID-19 Outbreak
Six staff members have tested positive in the firm's Melbourne office but the firm said transmission likely occurred outside of workplace.
July 27, 2020 at 04:40 AM
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Australian law firm HWL Ebsworth is being investigated by a state workplace health and safety regulator after six of its Melbourne employees tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
"WorkSafe [Victoria] is investigating the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak at HWL Ebsworth," a spokesperson for the regulator said, but declined to comment further.
"We have been liaising with WorkSafe in accordance with their standard coronavirus (COVID-19) response process. We have not, however, been advised of any formal investigation," a spokesman for HWL Ebsworth said in a statement, and declined to comment further.
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