New PPE supplies ‘critical’ for overcoming pandemic The Federal Government has secured 60 million face masks for frontline health workers. But how many will be delivered to GPs?
New government support welcomed but PPE concerns remain How are different regions coping with the coronavirus? RACGP state and territory faculty chairs report in.
Drive-thru coronavirus testing ‘needs to be explored’: Victorian health chief Victoria’s Chief Health Officer has backed drive-thru coronavirus testing in the event the virus begins spreading widely in Australia.
Concerns grow over global PPE supply chains Doctors have raised concerns over access to personal protective equipment as the Australian Government searches for alternate suppliers amid the ongoing coronavirus outbreak.
GPs ‘perfectly safe’ assessing potential coronavirus cases: ICAG The Chair of the infection control group guiding Australia’s public health response to the virus is confident appropriate safeguards are in place.
How other countries are responding to coronavirus Canada and New Zealand have adopted similar protections to Australia, but the UK, US and EU have much more stringent guidelines in place.
What GPs need to know about the rising popularity of personal genomic testing For a few thousand dollars, anyone can send off a cheek or saliva swab to have it tested by a personal genomic testing company.