Australia's COVID-19 Response - The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health 7 May 2020
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Australia’s COVID-19 Response 7 May 2020 The Hon Greg Hunt MP Minister for Health
The COVID-19 pandemic (as at 7 May)
new cases New and cumulative confirmed COVID-19 cases by notification date cumulative cases
500
New cases
8000
Australian population:
Cumulative cases
450
25.7 million
7000
Total Total Total
400
6000 cases recovered deaths
350
300
5000 6,896
672,012
6,023
1.0%
97
250 4000
Total Percent
200
3000 tests positivity
150
2000 >722,000 1.0%
100
50
1000 Current Current in
hospitalised ICU
0 0
61 24
1-03
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Notification date
Data current as at 3pm, 4 May 2020
Australia’s Containment Strategy
13 Mar
1 Mar The Australian Government 16 Mar
Travel advised all Australians to Non-essential,
1 Feb restrictions reconsider the need to static gatherings
Travellers returning from applied to those travel overseas regardless of more than 23 Mar
Mainland China to self- coming from of destination, age or 500 people Closure of non-
isolate for 14 days. Iran. health (level 3 of 4). banned. essential services.
27 Feb 5 Mar 15 Mar 18 Mar 26 Mar
Activation of Enhanced health All passengers arriving Introduction of social Internal movement
the ‘Australian screening and in Australia need to distancing measures restrictions
Health Sector temperature testing self-isolate for 14 days, and raised travel implemented and
Emergency arrangements were and cruise ship arrivals advice for anywhere restricted access
Response Plan implemented for arrivals were banned. overseas to to remote
for Novel from Italy and travel ‘Do Not Travel’ (level Aboriginal and
Coronavirus’. restrictions implemented 4 of 4). Torres Strait
for arrivals from South Islander
Korea. communities.
Australia’s Containment Strategy 1. Border measures: 1 Feb: travel restrictions for those from China (other than Australian citizen) 23 Feb – 5 March: additional travel restrictions for Iran, South Korea, Italy 15 March: All Australians required to go in 14 day isolation post arrival from overseas 24-25 March: Most state and territory borders closed 2. Testing: >722,000 tests conducted 24 April: expanded testing criteria
Australia’s Containment Strategy
3. Tracing
Strong focus on contact tracing on all
confirmed cases
COVIDSafe App
o Launched 26 April 2020
o >5.2 million downloads (32% of
target population)
4. Isolation & Distancing
Physical distancing directives
encouraging Australians to stay home
where possible and keep 1.5m apart
when out.
Build Capacity
1. Primary Care
>8.0m telehealth services delivered to 4.8m Australians (as at 5 May) Over 370 COVID-dedicated clinics operating nationally, to relieve pressure on
acute care settings 9 (as at 6 May)
768,257 calls handled by the National Coronavirus Helpline 624,202 care workers have completed basic infection control training
(13 March – 6 May) (as at 6 May)
Building Capacity
2. Australia’s Aged Care response 3. Australia’s Hospital response
Visit restrictions Increasing Australian ventilator capability
• 2,200 to over 7,500
• balancing protecting residents whilst
maintaining contact with loved ones X
Routine screening of staff and visitors Upskilling our nurse workforce with additional training
on entry into facilities • Refresher training for 3000 Registered Nurses holding general
registration but not currently practising (2,316 already completed)
• one point of entry, standard screening
questions, no touch temperature test • Upskilling 22,000 Registered Nurses to critical care nursing (3,961
nurses have completed at least one course)
Access to PPE for aged care workers
• residential and home care settings Guaranteed viability and capacity of the private hospital sector
• 30,000 hospital beds and sector’s 105,000 skilled workforce
COVID-19 training program for aged
care workers
• over 115,000 completions as at 5 MayInternational Collaboration
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