Dan Andrews cleared by medical team
Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews has announced his return to work at the end of June following his injury at a holiday home in Mornington Peninsula in March.
The Premier posted a minute-long video message to Instagram on Saturday night, with the caption: “I’ve got some news to share.”
“My vertebra has almost fully healed and my ribs are well on track. The team taking care of me has given me the all clear to get back to work soon,” he wrote.
The 48-year-old broke several ribs and suffered an acute compression fracture of the T7 vertebra after slipping on stairs.
After being released from the hospital on March 15, Andrews has continued recovering at home.
In a written statement shared on Twitter, Andrews wrote: “This week I had another round of scans and a meeting with my care team at the Alfred and got some good news.”
“The broken vertebra has almost fully healed and they’re letting me take off the back brace that I’ve had to wear for the last three months,” he continued.
“The six broken ribs will take a while longer to finish healing and doctors tell me that between the ribs and getting used to not having the brace on, the next couple of weeks will be a painful adjustment.”
He went on to thank his wife and children in the Instagram post, as well as the medical staff who have taken care of him.
Andrews also thanked Acting Premier James Merlino for “stepping in to lead the Government and the state” and said “he’s done an amazing job”.
“On Monday 28 June I’ll be back to work - and back to getting things done. I can’t wait,” he concluded.