Read the transcript of Deputy Chief Medical Officer Doctor Ruth Vine's interview on 19 May 2020 on ABC Radio National about coronavirus (COVID-19) and mental health. FRAN KELLY: Dr Ruth Vine is at the forefront for the Morrison Government's efforts to limit the psychological damage of this pandemic.
She's just been named as Australia's first Deputy Chief Medical Officer for Mental Health. This is her first interview in that new role.
Dr Ruth Vine, welcome to RN Breakfast and congratulations. RUTH VINE: Thank you very much, Fran. I'm thrilled to be here. FRAN KELLY: There's been warnings, in fact, there's been modelling that this pandemic could claim more deaths from suicide than from the virus itself.