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GOVA | ALERT | Coronavirus (COVID-19) Health Update | 15 March 2020

[Edited extract from public address]

The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that COVID-19 is a pandemic. Currently, Australia does not have widespread community transmission of COVID-19. 

To help slow the spread, the Australian Government has advised, effective from Monday 16 March, organised, non-essential gatherings should be limited to 500 people.

Non-essential meetings or conferences of critical workforces, such as health care professionals and emergency services, should also be limited. This advice does not include workplaces, schools, universities, shops, supermarkets, public transport and airports.

To protect vulnerable Australians, the Government has also advised reducing visitors to all residential aged care facilities and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities.

Simple steps to help stop the spread.

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