E&OE… Topics: Coronavirus LAURA JAYES: Welcome back to First Edition. Returning to our top story – a Sydney doctor is among 40 people now infected with the coronavirus in Australia with two cases at least human to human transmission. The increase in cases has led to some panic buying in stores forcing Woolworths…
Australia’s chief health protection body, the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee, is urging anyone who has returned to Australia from Iran since 19 February 2020 to self-isolate at home and closely monitor for symptoms of COVID-19 until 14 days after they left Iran. Iran reported its first COVID-19 case on 20 February 2020 and this grew…
E&OE… Topics: Coronavirus Update; Legislative changes; MADELEINE MORRIS: Let’s speak now to the federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, he joins us from Canberra. Good morning to you, Minister. GREG HUNT: Good morning, Mads. MADELEINE MORRIS: Lots to get through this morning, so let’s start with the first human-to-human transmission of that…
Australia has seen its first community transmission of COVID-19. Bringing the total of confirmed cases to 33. This case underlines the fact that Australia is not immune from COVID-19. COVID-19 represents a significant risk to Australia – and we continue to manage that risk based on the best and latest medical advice. Our…
Australia now has a total of 30 confirmed cases of COVID-19, following three additional cases of people with direct links to Iran. The latest confirmed case is in Tasmania, a 40 year old man who has recently returned from Iran. This follows the first death of an Australian with COVID-19 infection early yesterday.…
E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 updates; travel bans; GREG HUNT: Joined by the Chief Medical Officer (inaudible) update on coronavirus globally, nationally, and additional responses. At the global level, the number of cases has now exceeded 88,000; that’s diagnosed. Obviously, we recognise that is the formal number, and that in parts of the world…
E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 updates; travel bans; GREG HUNT: Joined by the Chief Medical Officer (inaudible) update on coronavirus globally, nationally, and additional responses. At the global level, the number of cases has now exceeded 88,000; that’s diagnosed. Obviously, we recognise that is the formal number, and that in parts of the world…
The Morrison Government welcomes the appointment of Professor Michael Kidd AM as Principal Medical Advisor to the Department of Health and Professor of Primary Care Reform at The Australian National University. This appointment further strengthens the Government’s focus on delivering major primary health care reforms for the benefit of all Australians. This is…
E&OE… Topics: Government strengthens support for melanoma patients, coronavirus situation update. GREG HUNT: Thank you everybody for joining us here at Frankston Hospital. It’s a hospital I know very well. Not only have many members of my family been treated here, but my mother was a nurse here, my parents met here and…
E&OE… Topics: Coronavirus threat, travel bans ALLISON LANGDON: With Australia recording its first fatality from coronavirus and more cases confirmed every day, the threat of an outbreak appears more imminent than ever. KARL STEFANOVIC: So what is Australia doing to prepare? For more, we’re joined by Health Minister Greg Hunt. Minister, good…