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Every Canberran who took part in the territory’s public health response to the coronavirus have been jointly awarded the 2021 Canberra Citizen of the Year. Chief Minister Andrew Barr handed out the award on Thursday morning and the territory’s Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman accepted the award on behalf of the team. “Throughout 2020, these Canberrans have undertaken our COVID-19 testing, tracing and quarantine,” Mr Barr said. “They have cared for patients, established and run multiple testing sites to conducted over 100,000 COVID-19 test; managed 15,000 exemptions requests, supported COVID-19 compliance and kept our community well informed throughout the pandemic. “This work is continuing with the roll out of our vaccination program.” It’s not the first time a group has been named the Canberra Citizen of the Year. Last year, the ACT Emergency Services Agency and ACT Parks and Conservation staff were awarded the gong after their efforts in fighting the black summer bushfires. In 2019, the Canberra Capitals and their fans won the award, and the Canberra Community won the award after the January bushfires in 2003.
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Every Canberran who took part in the territory’s public health response to the coronavirus have been jointly awarded the 2021 Canberra Citizen of the Year.
Chief Minister Andrew Barr handed out the award on Thursday morning and the territory’s Chief Health Officer Dr Kerryn Coleman accepted the award on behalf of the team.
“Throughout 2020, these Canberrans have undertaken our COVID-19 testing, tracing and quarantine,” Mr Barr said.
“They have cared for patients, established and run multiple testing sites to conducted over 100,000 COVID-19 test; managed 15,000 exemptions requests, supported COVID-19 compliance and kept our community well informed throughout the pandemic.
“This work is continuing with the roll out of our vaccination program.”
It’s not the first time a group has been named the Canberra Citizen of the Year.
In 2019, the Canberra Capitals and their fans won the award, and the Canberra Community won the award after the January bushfires in 2003.
