Australian Health Sector Emergency Response Plan for Novel Coronavirus (the COVID-19 Plan)
The Australian Government's Chief Medical Officer held a national teleconference yesterday to provide details on the national response to the Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19). The Chief Medical Officer and state and territory Chief Medical Officers have been meeting and teleconferencing daily for several weeks since the outbreak in China. They have agreed on the Response Plan to guide the health sector response within Australia.
The link to the Response Plan is:
AustralianHealth Sector Emergency Response Plan for Novel Coronavirus (the COVID-19 Plan)
The ResponsePlan is a living document and will be updated as required.
Inaddition, the Australian Government Department of Health website Coronavirus (COVID-19) includesa collection of resources including fact sheets for the general public, healthprofessionals and industry about COVID-19.
