Please find attached a letter from the Department of Health’s Chief Medical Officer to Residential Aged Care Providers regarding the Coronavirus (COVID-19).

The letter addresses the importance of infection control and health emergency planning in residential care. Providers are encouraged to consider and share the letter with your services.

Further information about Coronavirus (COVID-19) is available on the department’s website

Read more:

Letter from the Chief Medical Officer regarding Coronavirus (COVID-19)

Residential Aged Care Infection Control and Emergency Planning (.pdf)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) health alert

Australian Health Sector Emergency Response Plan for Novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) (.pdf)

Coronavirus (COVID-19) information for residents of residential care services and family members (.pdf)