Nursing home fined after 45 residents died during COVID
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Source: 9News
Published: 2026-03-11 13:56 UTC+10:00
Section: National
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Health, Crime & Justice, Australia, Law & Courts, Crime & Justice
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A nursing home where almost half of its residents died after contracting COVID-19 during the height of the pandemic has been convicted and fined over five years after the tragedy.St Basil's Home for the Aged was sentenced in the Victorian County Court today over one of the deadliest nursing home outbreaks in 2020.Forty-five residents became infected with the disease and died from virus-related complications within one month.READ MORE: Fears Australia could see another record flu season as 'Super-K' spreadsAmbulance service
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