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…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: COAG Health Council; Coronavirus update; More contraceptive choice for Australian women. NATASHA FYLES: Natasha Fyles, Northern Territory Health Minister and chair of COAG. We’ve had a very cognitive and constructive meeting this morning. The key agenda items have of course been the coronavirus and the Federal Minister and (inaudible) an…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coronavirus updates. GREG HUNT: Figures of the current numbers of which we are aware are 80,410 diagnoses – although we do expect newer figures as the afternoon progresses from China – and sadly, 2707 reported and confirmed deaths from the coronavirus. In particular, we know that new cases have been…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coronavirus updates. GREG HUNT: Number of confirmed cases is now at 78,973 on the latest information I have from the National Incidence Centre just prior to coming to this briefing. And sadly, the number of lives lost is 2,466 globally to the coronavirus, although those figures will inevitably be updated…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coronavirus; Diamond Princess Evacuation; Howard Springs Temporary Quarantine Facility NATASHA FYLES: So we presently have AUSMAT staff who are on the ground in Japan and we also have other members of the AUSMAT team that are in the air and will be in Japan later today, preparing to bring these Australian…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coronavirus; Potential for another evacuation; DAVID KOCH: Now the Government is still working on a plan to evacuate Aussies on board the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan. The infectious disease expert has travelled to Yokohama where the cruise ship is docked to assess the situation. It’s expected the…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coronavirus; Plans for another evacuation; EDDIE MCGUIRE: In the meantime, the Minister for Health is Greg Hunt, the Federal Minister and he joins us now on the line as well. Good morning Greg. GREG HUNT: Good morning Eddie. EDDIE MCGUIRE: Greg, tell us, Vera’s(*) been asking us questions, was…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Update on Coronavirus and latest figures; Christmas Island; GREG HUNT: To give a brief overview at the global level, as expected, the number of confirmed cases globally has increased. The figure is now 44,754 cases. And sadly, the number of those who have lost their lives has increased by almost…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coronavirus update GREG HUNT: Good afternoon I’m joined by Chief Medical Officer Professor Brendan Murphy and we want to provide an update on the global and Australian developments in relation to the containment of coronavirus. And I particularly want to start today by acknowledging the challenge and hardship of many…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coronavirus – Howard Springs, Darwin. KATIE WOOLF: Now, more than 200 coronavirus evacuees landed in the Top End over the weekend. Joining us on the line to talk further about this and the plans or possible plans for further evacuees is the Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt. Good morning, Minister.…
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