The Victorian Department of Health and Human Services will use the Whispir cloud-based communications platform to keep in contact with the estimated 1700 people who are in self-isolation having been in close contact with a person diagnosed with COVID-19.

DHHS will use the Whispir platform to send interactive two-way messages and real-time updates to sufferers and those who have been in close contact with COVID-19 as part of its coronavirus containment plan.