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Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer interview on Channel 9 Today on 12 May 2020

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Read the transcript of Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Alison McMillan’s interview on 12 May 2020 on Channel 9 Today about COVID-19. ALLISON LANGDON: And joining us now from Canberra is Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer, Alison McMillan.

Alison, thanks for your time this morning. You're part of the team in Canberra monitoring this pandemic. We've just heard there are 17 new cases in Victoria, none in New South Wales.

Do you have the overall national figures for us? ALISON MCMILLAN: Good morning. I can, 9642 cases and, as you say, in the last 24 hours 7 new cases.

That's really encouraging to see that lower number today in the last 24 hours. KARL STEFANOVIC: Okay. Hospitals are facing a shortage of vital drugs needed to keep

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