Dr. Lemoh: Tower Residents Silenced in COVID Response

0:00Dr. Chris Limo, a doctor who got pulled into Victoria's health department to tackle the public housing tower's outbreak, just wrapped up his contract. Last week, he's now calling out the big miss. Tower residents, packed with real-life know-how on handling diseases, got zero say in the plans that hit them. Hardest. He points out how folks already face in the toughest barriers in society took the worst of the pandemic punch. The government's moves slammed in police everywhere, supposedly to shield vulnerable people. But these are capable residents who'd been begging for, fixes to their rundown spots long before COVID hit. The most furious that the setup treated them like helpless problems needing control, not partners with solutions. He says pros like him can lose touch without checking in, and the wider public just nodded along to the heavy policing without question. History backs him up. Being didn't boost testing, info sharing, or safety, it just dehumanized people who already grasp infection control and want, to protect their own.

1:01Plus, authorities overlooked immigrant talents by dismissing foreign quals, leaving response plans oil less and grinding wrong. An ombudsman probe kicked off July 17th into rights issues like skimpy medical access and fresh air, and it's still rolling. Limo's beat from the system flaws but lit up working with residents shows the fix starts with listening to those on the ground, that's your Sydney news today update, AI powered and always on.