Men'sHealth 05.21

Men’sHealth 05.21

< 1 Minute Read | Posted in ARTICLES IN THE MEDIA | Posted during August 14, 2021

The 26 Most Influential Men in Health and Fitness

May 14, 2021

Brett Sutton

Chief health officer of Victoria, keeper of calm in a time of upheaval

Given the thankless task of managing the COVID-19 response for a state with the world’s longest continuous lockdown, the job
of Victoria’s chief health officer, Brett Sutton, was always going to be a tough one. But thanks to a commitment to dealing in
facts, Sutton managed to disseminate vital information and earn public trust.

About those facts. Victoria’s second wave killed more than 800 people. On Aug. 6, new infections peaked at 725 cases. Facing the prospect of the virus spiralling out of control, the Victorian government went in hard and managed to reduce the state’s case load to zero by Oct. 26, the first of its ‘donut days’.

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