A national plan has been activated to manage the virus and support our community.

New guidelines for healthcare workers have been published in MJA written by our Infectious Diseases team at the RMH & Doherty Institute. The paper provides step-by-step advice on how to diagnose, assess, manage and treat patients. Read more: bit.ly/34p1ieA

We should definitely convene a meeting to review this article.

FOUR thing we must do: 1. Test widely. That means every person in the country with pneumonia, every sick health care worker, every person in nursing homes, all contacts with symptoms (and maybe some without), all patients in clusters that could be #COVID19, and more.

Interesting way to illustrate the social benefits of physical distancing during #COVID19. Together apart for a safer world.

The App we are working on to help our health workers trace people who have been in contact with coronavirus will not be mandatory.

We will be seeking the cooperation and support of Australians to download the app to help our health workers, to protect our community and help get our economy going again.

#COVID19 update 24 April: There has been 1 new case in the past 24 hrs. The individual is a male in his 60s. The case is still under investigation. The total is 105 with 97 cases recovered. There are no COVID-19 patients in Canberra Hospitals. The number of negative tests is 7336

We’ve issued Pete Evans’ company with infringement notices for alleged #COVID19 advertising breaches relating to the promotion of a ‘BioCharger’ device. Find out more: tga.gov.au/media-release/…

Important data from @RIVM suggests that "patients under 20 years play a much smaller role in the spread than adults and the elderly." Can't wait to read the scientific report when it becomes available. h/t Marcel Salathé rivm.nl/en/novel-coron…

It snowed on the Brindabellas yesterday! So get ready for a shock. Congrats!

A lot of discussion recently about transmission dynamics, most of which are extrapolated from viral loads & estimates. What does contact tracing/community testing data tell us about actual probability of #COVID19 transmission(infection rate), high risk environments/age? [thread]

Evidence of immunity in those who recovered from covid19.

The #Hydroxychloroquine story has some lessons for all of us: 1. If you are a researcher, don't oversell early results 2. If you are a journalist, don't hype the research 3. If you are a policy maker, don't make hasty decisions 4. If you are the public, listen to scientists

Good news: Being outdoors poses a much lower risk of contracting #COVID19 than being indoors. One of the adjustments we can make in our new normal is spending more time outside. nyti.ms/2ZkzGqQ

At Resolve to Save Lives and Vital Strategies, we worked with World Health Organization (WHO) and other partners, including Bloomberg Philanthropies, Africa CDC, @eca_official, @unescap, and CDC Foundation on a technical package to help governments use existing CRVS systems to rapidly assess deaths. bit.ly/2ZviajL

Korea CDC:Monitoring of 790 contacts of the 285 recurrently positive cases, no case was found that was newly infected solely from contact with re-positive cases during re-positive period.cdc.go.kr/board/board.es…

Clear, practical, excellent! Thank you!

All of us want to know how bad the pandemic is and whether it's getting better or worse. Many closely-tracked indicators have little meaning and less use. I described some of the most egregious errors, and what we should be paying attention to instead. wapo.st/3dRZ9vT