E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 update; flattening the curve; outbreak in north-west Tasmania; wet markets; social distancing restrictions; Job Seeker & Job Keeper packages LISA MILLAR: Let’s get more and bring in the Federal Health Minister, Greg blunt- Hunt, from his electorate on the Mornington Peninsula in Victoria. Minister, good morning. I said blunt…
E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 update; flattening the curve; planning the ‘road out’; Australia’s healthcare workers. DEBORAH KNIGHT: Minister, thanks so much for joining us. Now, you pointed specifically to Easter as a crucial weekend for the country to get on top of coronavirus. How did we go? GREG HUNT: Australians were travelling about…
E&OE… Topics: COVID-19 testing; Coronavirus in Singapore; Research funding announcement CARRIE BICKMORE: For the very latest, we’re catching up with Federal Health Minister Greg Hunt. Minister, new cases are down which is great news, but is there a chance that there might be a whole lot of people in the community who…
E&OE… Topics: Donating blood; COVID-10 updates; Coronavirus research and treatment funding announcement; APPRISE funding; Vaccinations; Current treatments; Superannuation, Social distancing restrictions; Outbreak in North Tasmania; Mental health of return travellers; ICU survival rates. GREG HUNT: Cross Lifeblood, obviously one of the great blood supply institutions in the world, and it sits behind so…
The Australian Government will provide a further $3 million to support frontline health workers with training and information which will support the treatment of patients with coronavirus. $1 million in funding from the Medical Research Future Fund (MRFF) will transform the treatment and management of patients with severe coronavirus, delivering better patient outcomes. The CovED…