The latest Victorian Cancer Registry report estimates about four-point-three (4.3) per cent fewer cases were diagnosed in 2021 than expected, due to the pandemic.
The data, published in the report yesterday, estimates nearly four thousand (3864) Victorians living with cancer would have been diagnosed if it wasn’t for the impact of the extended lockdowns.
Researchers are hoping for an above-average number of diagnoses to make up for the shortfall in 2020, when cancer diagnoses were seven per cent below the norm.
Regional Victorians are nine per cent more likely to be diagnosed with cancer than metropolitan-based residents.
Health experts are urging people to keep up-to-date with skin, bowel, breast and cervical cancer screenings.
Medibank to shut down for weekend cybersecurity overhaul
Medibank’s app stores, contact centre and IT systems will shut down this weekend as work is done to strengthen its cybersecurity, following the nation’s worst data breach.
The health insurer will go offline from Friday 8.30pm and expects to resume operations by Sunday the latest.
Microsoft IT security experts from the Asia Pacific will assist with the operation at Medibank’s Melbourne headquarters.
Medibank has reinforced monitoring, added detection and increased analytical support and recently introduced two-factor authentication.
Australia’s privacy watchdog is investigating Medibank’s management of customer data.
Lifesavers prepare for busier beaches as northern floods push holidaymakers to coast
The Mildura Life Saving Club is planning to send about 30 of its lifesavers to Victorian coastal areas to assist with crowded beaches this summer.
It is just one of the regional clubs looking to assist as the devastating floods in northern Victoria are expected to deter riverside holidays and result in more coastal visits this summer.
Life Saving Victoria has released its latest drowning report showing the highest number of drowning deaths were in rivers, creeks and streams while beaches, rocky outcrops, oceans and bays were second highest.
Murray Regional Tourism Board figures showed regional Victoria normally gets almost two million (1.87) visitors during the holidays, but expects a decline this summer due to the floods.
Community Message: Flood Assistance Grant
For businesses directly affected by the Victorian floods, there is help available.
There are $5,000 grants for property clean-up, repair or replacement of equipment, and for getting businesses operational as quickly as possible.
To learn more about the Small Business Immediate Flood Relief Program and apply for the grant, visit business.vic.gov.au/floodrelief
Assistance with applications, or to speak to an interpreter, contact the Business Victoria Hotline on 13 22 15.
(NEMBC Multilingual News Service, Victoria)
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