FW: [ozbug] nCoV – Communique from CMO

[Ramon Shaban]

Colleagues,

From Ozbug colleagues within ASID.

Kind regards,
Ramon

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From: ‘Allen Cheng’ via Ozbug
Reply to: Allen Cheng
Date: Sunday, 26 January 2020 at 9:30 pm
To: “ozbug@asid.net.au”
Subject: [ozbug] nCoV – Communique from CMO

Seems things are moving along fairly quickly, and I’m sure everyone is hearing about suspected cases and the worried well.

The attached information will be sent to GPs, EDs and other primary care centres.

The link in the fact sheet doesn’t seem to work, but I presume it is pointing here
https://www.health.gov.au/health-topics/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov

There are several resources at this site, including Chinese language information sheets and a national guideline (SoNG). Several jurisdictions have their own fact sheets and guidelines as well.

Note that the fact sheets still list Wuhan city in the criteria for testing, but given the reports, I suspect this should be Hubei province (including Wuhan) and may well expand further in the next few days.

SmartTraveller now recommends people not to travel to Hubei province
https://www.smartraveller.gov.au/destinations/asia/china

Allen

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Allen Cheng, MB BS, FRACP, MPH, MBiostat, PhD
Director
Infection Prevention and Healthcare Epidemiology Unit, Alfred Health
Professor of Infectious Diseases Epidemiology
School of Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Monash University
Infectious Diseases Physician
Department of Infectious Diseases, The Alfred and Central Clinical School, Monash University

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