'Urgent investment' in mental health centres needed

Chief executive of the Mental Health Commission John Farrelly. There were 422 cases of Covid-19 in mental health facilities between March and July last year. Picture Jason Clarke

Urgent investment in mental health facilities is needed as a review found that "outdated buildings"  constrained efforts to curtail Covid-19 outbreaks.

A review of care during the pandemic by the Mental Health Commission found 442 cases of the virus between March and July last year.