Chief health officer Dr Hugh Heggie on leave after marathon stint managing pandemic
The NT’s chief health officer has taken leave after 16 months straight ‘at the coalface’ of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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THE TERRITORY’S chief health officer is taking his first holiday since the COVID-19 pandemic began more than a year ago.
Dr Hugh Heggie, who has been a prominent figure in the NT’s response to the pandemic, will be taking six weeks of “recreational leave” from Thursday, April 22, a statement from NT government said.
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“Dr Heggie is taking leave after 16 months at the coalface of the Northern Territory’s health response to the COVID-19 pandemic,” the statement said.
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