Transcript – Today Show Interview with Karl Stefanovic & Allison Langdon

E&OE…                       Topics: New social distancing restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus; medical industry preparedness; schools.   ALLISON LANGDON:       And the Health Minister, Greg Hunt, joins us now from Canberra. Minister, thanks for your time this morning.   I mean, if you listen to that message there it is a dire warning, isn’t…

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Transcript – Channel 7 Sunrise Interview with David Koch & Natalie Barr

E&OE…                       Topics: New social distancing restrictions to slow the spread of coronavirus; schools; border closure; testing   NATALIE BARR: Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt joins us now from Canberra. Would these new measures have been brought in today if the states hadn’t actually pushed for them?   GREG HUNT: Good morning. Well, what we’ve…

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Transcript – Doorstop – Melbourne

E&OE…   Topics: COVID-19 update; Testing figures; $13m MRFF funding announcement; $2m Doherty Institute funding announcement; University of Queensland research; Bondi Beach, Ruby Princess cruise ship; travel bans; stimulus package.   GREG HUNT: Around the world there are now over 253,000 cases and, sadly, 11,000 lives have been lost.   In Australia the latest update…

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Transcript – Nova 100.3FM Melbourne Interview with Chrissie, Sam & Browny

E&OE…                       Topics: Update on Government’s coronavirus measures; flattening the curve; ICU beds; medical equipment; schools   CHRISSIE SWAN: Hello, Greg. Thank you so much for joining us, Mr Hunt.   GREG HUNT: Good morning.   CHRISSIE SWAN: The Honourable Mr Hunt.   GREG HUNT: Yes. Good morning everybody.   CHRISSIE SWAN: We’ve got so…

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Transcript – Channel 7 Sunrise Interview with Natalie Barr

E&OE…                       Topics: update on Government’s coronavirus measures; border closure; testing; telehealth; measures to prevent medicine hoarding    NATALIE BARR: Let’s get more on the Government’s tough new virus measures. For more, I’m joined by Greg Hunt.   Thanks for your time this morning, Minister.   GREG HUNT: Good morning, Nat.   NATALIE BARR: We’ve…

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Transcript – 2GB interview with Deborah Knight

E&OE…                       Topics: Coronavirus update; Testing kits; Fever clinics; Medicine shortage;   DEBORAH KNIGHT: I cannot believe what’s happening in this country right now. We’ve got panic buying. We’ve got hoarding. My chicken man that I told you about, overwhelmed with orders for birds and chook feed.   And now, people are stripping the shelves…

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Transcript – 3AW Interview with Tom Elliott

E&OE…                       Topics: Coronavirus update; 97,000 new testing kits; guidelines on testing; indoor gatherings; schools; AFL.   TOM ELLIOTT: Alright, as promised, our next guest is the Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt.   Mr Hunt, good afternoon.   GREG HUNT: Good afternoon, Tom.   TOM ELLIOTT: Well, I know you’re extraordinarily busy, so I do…

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ABC AM interview with Sabra Lane

E&OE…                       Topics: Coronavirus test updates; Travel advice and border closures; 97,000 new testing kits; Testing criteria; School closures; Mass gatherings; Liberal Party donor tested positive; Has Minister Hunt been tested?   SABRA LANE:         The World Health Organization is encouraging countries to test, test, test, yet until now, Australia has strictly limited tests to people…

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