Calls to sack health official over tweet comparing James Cook arrival to coronavirus
There have actually been telephone calls to sack Victoria’s replacement chief wellness officer after she published a tweet contrasting the arrival of Captain James Cook to coronavirus.
Dr Annaliese van Diemen noted Wednesday’s 250th wedding anniversary by tweeting “Sudden arrival of an intruder from one more land, decimating populations, developing terror. Forces the populace to make huge sacrifices & completely transform just how they reside in order to survive. COVID19 or Cook 1770?”
Victoria’s Opposition wellness spokesperson Georgie Crozier has called for Dr Van Diemen to surrender.
House Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has actually likewise asked for her to be sacked, stating “it’s quite evident in the middle of a pandemic, the 2nd highest possible medial police officer in the state of Victoria need to in fact be concentrating on the individuals of Victoria and the situation connected with COVID-19″.
” Instead, she’s off running society battle arguments,” he said.
” She’s unfit for that workplace and she should go.”
State Liberal MP Tim Smith informed Sky News health authorities were required to be apolitical.
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