Give Dan Andrews a Virtual Hug

Overview

Being a State Premier seems like it'd be a pretty tough gig at the best of times, let alone when you're navigating your people through a full-blown global pandemic with no rule book. So it's safe to say Victorian leader Daniel Andrews could probably use a big ol' socially distanced hug right about now. And that's exactly what he's about to get...give or take a few hundred thousand.

One Melbourne fan by the name of Christian Bernstein is spreading the love by creating a Facebook event simply titled Give Dan Andrews a Virtual Hug. Dan devotees are invited to RSVP before Sunday, August 16 as a contact-free show of support for our Premier, letting the guy know he's got a whole bunch of people in his corner. And it is quite a crew, with already more than 182,000 people clicking either 'Going' or 'Interested'.

In the event details, Bernstein also encourages people to send a virtual cuddle out to Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton, though we're sure he's already pretty well stocked on validation given this new line of products emblazoned with his own face.

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