Risk of infecting others with COVID-19 key concern for healthcare workers GPs around Australia are under significant stress due to coronavirus and concerns regarding a lack of PPE, risk of passing the infection on to others and increased working hours.
Aboriginal communities turn remoteness into an advantage Grassroots efforts have so far proven successful in controlling the spread of coronavirus in remote communities.
Surge in hardship provisions risks shortages during pandemic GPs using hardship provisions to help patients self-isolate with supplies of medication may need to use new alternatives, the DoH warns.
Rural and coastal populations more vulnerable to coronavirus ANU research suggests areas outside the major cities have a significantly higher concentration of risk factors linked to COVID-19 deaths.
Queensland backs voluntary assisted dying in state first The State Government’s health committee has recommended passing voluntary assisted dying laws for terminally ill adults.
Clinical course of COVID-19: What GPs need to know newsGP looks at the presenting symptoms, how the illness progresses clinically, and why patients deteriorate.
New government support welcomed but PPE concerns remain How are different regions coping with the coronavirus? RACGP state and territory faculty chairs report in.
Drop in new coronavirus cases – but safeguards increase With authorities most concerned about community transmission, public gatherings are limited to two people and over-70s are advised to stay home.
Experts warn ‘racism will cost lives’ during coronavirus response Incidents of racism and a reluctance to test Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander patients have raised ethical concerns.
Healthcare workers trial TB vaccine for coronavirus protection Around 4000 doctors, nurses and other medical staff will test the efficacy of a century-old tuberculosis vaccine.