Northern Grampians mayor Murray Emerson has asked residents to be ‘alert but not alarmed’ in the wake of authorities confirming a case of coronavirus in the shire yesterday.
He said Northern Grampians Shire Council had complete faith in district and state healthcare providers to carefully manage the case to prevent further transmission of the virus.
“While we would ideally like to avoid this pandemic completely, that is not realistic,” he said.
“What we can do, however, is to continue to follow the advice of medical experts, increase our hygiene practices, and ensure we all adhere to social distancing measures to slow the spread as much as possible.