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Victoria Taking Action To Fight COVID-19

State Government of Victoria17/03/2023

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MEDIA RELEASE: Premier of Victoria The Hon Daniel Andrews

3 March, 2020

Record details

Title:

Victoria Taking Action To Fight COVID-19

Creator:

State Government of Victoria

Date of work:

17/03/2023

Reference number:

COVID 0034

Level of description:

Item from Collection: Heritage Collection (HC)

Type of materials:

Data filesTextual material

Part of:

Sub-sub-collection: Covid-19 Pandemic (SC_COVID)

Access restrictions:

UnrestrictedOpen access.

Use restrictions:

Unrestricted

General notes:

The Victorian Government is taking action to prepare Victoria’s health system for the continued spread of COVID-19.At present, there have been 33 confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Australia, including nine in Victoria. There have now also been two confirmed cases of human-to-human transmission of COVID-19 in New South Wales.The Chief Health Officer briefed the Cabinet yesterday and confirmed that Victoria is well prepared for dealing with COVID-19.To stop the spread of COVID-19, the Victorian Government is currently:Monitoring and investigating cases as they occur, identifying and sharing accurate information about the virus on a timely basisWorking with the Commonwealth Government to ensure the primary care sector has the appropriate clinical knowledge, response and capacity available to treat patientsCommunicating with at-risk groups about preventive actions they can take to further reduce transmissionPreparing hospital surge management activities to be ready for potential increased demand as COVID-19 spreads.The Government is also providing $6 million to the Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity working with the Burnet Institute and other experts to fast-track new treatments and vaccines for COVID-19.The Victorian Government is taking all necessary precautions as we work closely with the Commonwealth inresponse to this virus. While COVID-19 has not been declared a pandemic, there is a high probability that the virus will spread and impact more Victorians.

Names:

Victorian Department of Health & Human ServicesPeter Doherty Institute for Infection and ImmunityBurnet Institute (Australia)Pandemic orders & frameworkAndrews, Daniel , 6 July 1972 -Australian Labor Party (ALP)

Topics:

Coronavirus (COVID-19)Chief Health OfficerPandemic response March 2020- October 2022Medical sciences and healthMedical researchPremiers of Victoria

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Websites

Record types:

Online resources

Record number:

1468230

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https://librarysearch.melbourne.vic.gov.au/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/ENQ/OPAC/ARCENQ?SETLVL=&RNI=1468230