Isolation of SARS-Cov-2 virus

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Dear Department of Health,

Under the Freedom of Information Act 1982 I am requesting for you to please provide me with the documents held within the Department of Health that show the evidence of the isolation of the SARS-Cov-2 virus. To eliminate the possibility of contamination, I ask that these documents show the virus has been isolated from only the sample of a symptomatic patient of COVID 19, where it was not first combined with any other source of genetic material (not limited to but by way of example; monkey kidney cells/vero cells or liver cancer cells.)

As this information is of extreme public interest at this time, I request any fee for finding this information to be waived. Thank you for your time.

Yours faithfully,

Hollie H

FOI, Department of Health

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Dear Hollie H

 

Please find attached correspondence in relation to your Freedom of
Information request to the Department of Health.

 

Kind regards

FOI Officer

 

FOI Unit – FOI and Legislation Support Section

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Legal and Assurance Division |  Corporate Operations Group

Legal Advice and Legislation Branch

Australian Government Department of Health

T: 02 6289 1666 | E: [2][Health request email] 

GPO Box 9848, Canberra ACT 2601, Australia

 

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