E&OE… Topics: COVIDSafe app; easing of some restrictions in Queensland and Western Australia PETER STEFANOVIC: More than one million people have downloaded the COVIDSafe tracing app within hours of its launch despite fears that privacy concerns would discourage Australians from signing up. Health authorities are expecting more than half the country to install the technology…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: COVIDSafe app launch GREG HUNT: Welcome, everybody to this afternoon’s briefing on coronavirus. I’m joined by the Chief Medical Officer, Professor Brendan Murphy; the Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer of the Commonwealth, Alison McMillan; the National Secretary of the Nursing and Midwifery Federation of Australia, Annie Butler; the National President of the Australian…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: COVID-19 update; international travel; Bondi Beach re-opening LAURA JAYES: Let’s go live to the Health Minister, Greg Hunt, who joins us live. Minister, thank you for your time. First of all, could I ask you- GREG HUNT: Good morning, Laura. LAURA JAYES: If you have an update yet, overnight?…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Elective surgery announcement; Reopening of restaurants and sports events; COVID-19 vaccine; Aged care restrictions; Social distancing restrictions; Malcolm Turnbull’s book. RAFAEL EPSTEIN: Greg Hunt is the Federal Health Minister, part of Scott Morrison’s cabinet of course. Minister, good afternoon. GREG HUNT: Good afternoon, Raf. RAFAEL EPSTEIN: How do people…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coronavirus update; potential easing of restrictions; elective surgery; international travel; Virgin Australia JASE: Greg Hunt is the Minister for Health. He’s joining us on the air this morning. Good to have you back Greg. Cheers for your time mate. GREG HUNT: And good morning. No, it’s a real pleasure to be with you.…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Coronavirus update; potential easing of restrictions; elective surgery; flu vaccine; international flights. ALAN JONES: I’ve got the Federal Health Minister, Greg Hunt, on the line. He’s a good person this man, he’s done a fabulous job through all of this. But of course you won’t be reading the Turnbull book – I certainly…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Record 16.5 million flu vaccine doses to protect Australians; 58 million face masks arrive to protect health workers from COVID-19; independent global review into the coronavirus; Immigration; Malcolm Turnbull; update on the coronavirus response. GREG HUNT: Today is about taking care of our health workers, it’s about taking care of the capacity in…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Elective surgery; IVF; Easing of restrictions; WHO funding MELISSA DOYLE Minister, thank you so much for making the time today. I want to ask you how likely it is that elective surgery including IVF will resume next week? GREG HUNT: Elective surgery is being considered by the National Cabinet next week, and I…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Tasmanian outbreak; Testing; Coronavirus origins; WHO; TRACY GRIMSHAW: Minister, thank you for your time. I want to start by talking to you about this outbreak in Tasmania. There are some conflicting stories coming out. First, the Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy said there’d be an illegal dinner party attended by healthcare workers, then…
DetailsE&OE… Topics: Loosening social restrictions; Social distancing rules; Mental health; LISA WILKINSON: Well, Health Minister Greg Hunt is in charge of finding that balance. Minister, to make this all work would you consider relaxing some of the more confusing restrictions in order to keep us all united in flattening this curve? GREG HUNT: So it…
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