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Australia - 2019-nCov Daily cases exceed 10,000 and hundreds told positive covid results were negative by NSW laboratory

Source: https://www.miragenews.com/sixth-covid-19-case-after-woman-returns-from-iran/

March 1, 2020 9:26 pm AEDT
Sixth COVID-19 case after woman returns from Iran

NSW Health has confirmed a sixth case of COVID-19 in a woman who recently returned from Iran and is urging anyone who may have been on the same flight to seek immediate health assessment if symptoms develop within 14 days.

The woman in her 50s had been in Iran and flew back to Sydney via Qatar, arriving on Sunday 23 February on Qatar Airways Flight QR 908. She developed symptoms the following day, and was tested for COVID on 29 February after presenting to a hospital emergency department.

Anyone on Qatar Airways flight QR908 from Qatar to Sydney that was scheduled to arrive at 6.45pm on Sunday 23 February should be on the alert for symptoms of COVID-19, which include fever, sore throat, cough, shortness of breath. If symptoms develop, people who were on that flight should isolate themselves straight away and contact their GP or local emergency department.

This latest case is not linked to, and was not on the same flight, as the fifth confirmed case who has also returned from Iran but on a different day...
 
Source: https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert [h=2]Current status[/h] [h=3]In Australia[/h]
As at 06:30 hrs on 2 March 2020, we have 29 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Australia:
  • 9 in Queensland
  • 6 in New South Wales
  • 9 in Victoria
  • 3 in South Australia
  • 2 in Western Australia
15 of these cases are reported to have recovered. The remaining cases are in a stable condition.

10 cases are associated with the Diamond Princess repatriation flight from Japan.

All of these people have returned to their home states for medical treatment.

1 of these people has sadly died.
 
Source: https://www.heraldsun.com.au/news/v...s/news-story/b4670de9d6f58c3e2d80bdb1f9f7d48e



Ninth Victorian case of coronavirus confirmed by health officials
Grant McArthur, Ashley Argoon and Sharon McGowan, Herald Sun
March 2, 2020 1:09pm

Passengers who sat near a coronavirus-infected woman on a flight to Melbourne may not be contacted with health concerns for several more days.

Delays in the processing of a flight manifests between federal and state departments mean Victorian health authorities still do not know the identity of dozens of people who may have been in close contact with an infected woman.

The woman, in her 30s, has been confirmed as Melbourne’s ninth coronavirus patient after flying into the airport on Friday.

She recently returned home from Tehran in Iran and was on flight Malindo Air OD177 from Kuala Lumpur to Denpasar then Melbourne, arriving at 6.04am on Friday, February 28...

...Until the flight manifest is obtained, Victorian health authorities are urging anybody who travelled on Malindo Air on flight number OD177 and landed in Melbourne on 28 February at 6.04am to contact them for further guidance.

Hospital staff considered the woman clinically well enough to be discharged, and she is now isolated at home, health minister Jenny Mikakos confirmed...
 
Source: https://www.miragenews.com/nine-cases-of-covid-19-confirmed-in-nsw/


March 3, 2020 8:16 am AEDT
Nine cases of COVID-19 confirmed in NSW

NSW Health now has nine confirmed cases since the outbreak of COVID-19 began,with three new cases confirmed yesterday by Health Minister Brad Hazzard andChief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant.

Dr Chant urged people to ensure they are aware of the symptoms of COVID-19 and seek immediate health assessment if symptoms develop, if they have returned fromcountries at risk including mainland China, Iran, Italy, South Korea, Japan,Singapore, Indonesia, Thailand, Hong Kong and Cambodia.

“One case recently travelled from Iran, and one was in close contact with anothercase who had travelled from Iran. The third case hadn’t travelled internationally inrecent weeks,” Dr Chant said.

The first new case, an adult male in his 30s, has been diagnosed with COVID-19following recent travel from Iran. The man has had relatively mild symptoms, afterarriving in Sydney from Iran via Malaysia on Saturday (29 February 2020). Hedeveloped symptoms and was tested at a local hospital.

He is being isolated in hospital after test results confirmed a positive result forCOVID-19

The second new case, a woman in her 40s, is a close relative of the fifth confirmedcase, a man who recently returned from Iran. She had been awaiting test results inhospital isolation.

The third new case is a man in his 50s. The man, a health care worker, is currentlybeing treated in Sydney’s Westmead Hospital and was tested after developingrespiratory symptoms. He has not travelled to any high risk countries in recentweeks.

This health care worker was not treating patients at Westmead as incorrectlyreported by some media outlets...
 
Source: https://7news.com.au/news/disaster-and-emergency/tenth-coronavirus-case-confirmed-in-qld-c-726770


Tenth coronavirus case confirmed in Qld
Nicholas McElroy and Darren Cartwright
AAP
Monday, 2 March 2020 7:55 pm

A tenth Queensland coronavirus case has been confirmed by state health authorities.

A 20-year-old man from China has been diagnosed with COVID-19.

The man, who had travelled to Dubai for at least two weeks before entering Australia, is in a stable condition in isolation in the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital.

He was living in the Brisbane suburb of Toowong with a male housemate, who is now being assessed for the disease.

There are reports the man may be a university student, but authorities are yet to confirm this.

Meanwhile, a student accommodation business told AAP Chinese students are bypassing the China travel ban by spending two weeks in other countries before entering Australia...
 
Source: https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert

As at 06:30 hrs on 3 March 2020, we have 33 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Australia.
  • 15 of the initially reported cases in Australia all had a direct or indirect travel history to Wuhan, China
  • 10 cases are associated with the Diamond Princess repatriation flight from Japan. All of these people have returned to their home states for medical care
  • 7 cases are reported to have had a direct or indirect travel history to Iran
  • 1 case reported in a health care worker did not have a history of travel to any high risk countries in recent weeks
Of the total cases reported, 21 of these cases are reported to have recovered. 1 person has sadly died. The remaining cases are in a stable condition.

For questions about testing or the welfare of people with the virus, contact your state or territory health authority.
 
Source: https://www.smh.com.au/national/fas...wo-new-cases-of-covid-19-20200303-p546g5.html

Fast-moving situation': NSW confirms more cases of COVID-19, hospital staff quarantined
By Rachel Clun and Kate Aubusson
Updated March 3, 2020 — 6.21pmfirst published at 3.21pm

Multiple patients and staff at Ryde Hospital have been quarantined after coming into contact with a doctor diagnosed with COVID-19 as the number of cases in NSW jumps to 13 and more expected overnight.

Hospital emergency departments across the state are bracing for a deluge of patients, with health authorities predicting coronavirus outbreaks will converge with an early and severe flu season...
 
I now know one of the first degree contacts of one of the recently confirmed cases here in NSW. I can also confirm that our government is not performing proper contact tracing or advising appropriate quarantine procedures for those potentially exposed.

This is especially true, in this case, where Ambulance NSW employees would routinely arrive at the medical facility and utilised the same shared toilet facilities that the infected doctor used, before departing to have potentially further contacts with the general public. None of this is being identified or traced. Only patients are being traced!

We are not organised and we are not efficient ..., yet. Hopefully this will improve quickly, but right now I am sure that person to person spread is happening unabated in Australia.

(Update, as I was typing, Shiloh posted the above which identifies the case at Ryde. Staff have been notified but they haven't been quarantined and despite recommendations to wear masks earlier in the day, they were requested to "stop wearing them, as it was scaring patients" later).
 
Source: https://www.9news.com.au/national/c...es-to-15/f2843565-15f1-4fbb-8676-6fb008e3f639
Coronavirus: Six more Aussies test positive in NSW
By AAP
6:51am Mar 4, 2020
Coronavirus: Australian cases rapidly increasing

Six more people have tested positive to the coronavirus in NSW, bringing the total number of those infected in the state to 15 since the outbreak began.
NSW Health is alerting passengers who were on five separate flights from Asia in the past week after two men in their 30s, a man in his 50s and two women in their 60s tested positive following their arrival in NSW.
The men in their 30s travelled from Iran, the two women flew from Japan and South Korea respectively, and the man in his 50s was returning from Singapore.
Meanwhile a woman in her 50s who hasn't been out of Australia recently has also tested positive to the coronavirus.
And health authorities are advising passengers who sat near a coronavirus-infected woman on a Dubai-to-Sydney flight to immediately isolate themselves at home...
 
Source: https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/heal...ter-doctor-infected-at-ryde-hospital-c-728658

Coronavirus update: 40 medical staff in isolation after doctor infected at Ryde Hospital
Katherine Davison
7NEWS
Tuesday, 3 March 2020 4:39 pm

Forty hospital staff are in isolation after revelations a NSW doctor who treated a “diverse range of patients” has coronavirus.

The 53-year-old male doctor is in a stable condition at Westmead Hospital and “going quite well”, NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said on Tuesday...

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Tenth case of coronavirus confirmed in Victoria after visit to emergency ward
Katherine Davison
7NEWS
Tuesday, 3 March 2020 5:06 pm

...Victorian Health Minister Jenny Mikakos says the man in his 30s became unwell on Sunday after returning to Victoria from Iran on February 26...
 
[h=1]Coronavirus numbers spike in Sydney as health authorities confirm another human-to-human infection[/h]
  • A woman in her 50s was confirmed as NSW's third human-to-human infection
  • Late last week there were four confirmed cases in the state, but now there are 15
  • NSW Premier Gladys Berejiklian described the number of infections as "a concern
An aged-care worker has been diagnosed with coronavirus, potentially exposing dozens of elderly residents to the virus at a north Sydney nursing home.

NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard said the woman had contact with 13 residents of the aged-care home, and two of them subsequently reported respiratory symptoms.

One of those two residents, a 95-year-old woman, has died.

"Whether or not it was related to corona, we don't know at this point," Mr Hazzard said.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2020-03...uman-transmission-new-case-confirmed/12023216
 
Source: https://7news.com.au/lifestyle/heal...a-case-confirmed-by-state-government-c-729154

Coronavirus: Fourth SA case confirmed by state government
Emily Olle
7NEWS
Tuesday, 3 March 2020 10:02 pm

A fourth positive coronavirus case has been confirmed in South Australia.

Premier Steven Marshall made the announcement on Wednesday, revealing that three prior positive cases of coronavirus have all been discharged.

The 40-year-old woman travelled from Iran via Kuala Lumpur and arrived back in South Australia on March 1...
 
Source: https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert
[h=3]In Australia[/h]
As at 12:00 hrs on 4 March 2020, we have 41 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19) in Australia.
  • 15 of the initially reported cases in Australia all had a direct or indirect travel history to Wuhan, China
  • 10 cases are associated with the Diamond Princess repatriation flight from Japan.
  • 10 cases are reported to have had a direct or indirect travel history to Iran
  • 4 cases are reported to have had a travel history to countries including Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Japan and South Korea
  • 2 cases did not have a reported history of travel to any high risk countries and further investigations are pending
Of the total cases reported, 21 of these cases are reported to have recovered. 1 person associated with the Diamond Princess repatriation cohort has sadly died.

For questions about testing or the welfare of people with the virus, contact your state or territory health authority.
 
Source: https://www.news.com.au/lifestyle/h...s/news-story/3f10f91237ef4df6777502a303a41d4a


Second coronavirus death confirmed as six more test positive in NSW
NSW Health has confirmed a 95-year-old nursing home resident died of the coronavirus, with another six new cases confirmed.
Ben Graham and Alle McMahon
news.com.au March 5, 20202:09am

A 95-year-old woman has become the second person to die from the coronavirus in Australia, with six more cases confirmed in New South Wales on Wednesday.

The woman was a resident at the Dorothy Henderson Lodge nursing home facility at Macquarie Park, where a 50-year-old worker was diagnosed with the virus earlier this week, NSW Health confirmed in a statement. The woman died in hospital on Tuesday.

The employee worked with 13 residents at the lodge. An 82-year-old man is now being treated in hospital for the virus, while a third resident aged in her 70s was also diagnosed on Wednesday...
 
Source: https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/news/...enews&utm_medium=miragenews&utm_campaign=news [h=1]COVID-19 cases in NSW rise to 22[/h] 04 March 2020

An additional six confirmed cases of COVID-19 across Sydney this evening brings the total number of positive infections in NSW since the outbreak began to 22.
The new cases include an elderly female resident at a Macquarie Park nursing facility, a female doctor who works at Liverpool Hospital, a female patient from the Northern Beaches, a male from Cronulla and a female who is believed to have returned from the Philippines.
Dr Kerry Chant passed on her sympathy to the family of a 95 year old resident from the Dorothy Henderson Lodge at Macquarie Park who died on Tuesday in hospital and has tested positive to the virus.
“The female doctor who was diagnosed on March 4 had no history of overseas travel. We are immediately establishing which staff and patients may need to self-isolate and be tested for COVID-19 should they be unwell. A female resident aged in her 70s at Dorothy Henderson Lodge, where a female nurse was diagnosed with the virus, has also tested positive.
A confirmed case, woman in her 60s who arrived back in Australia on March 3, is believed to have returned from the Philippines. Her travel details are being obtained and will be disclosed if she posed a risk to any other passengers on her flight.
More information about the latest cases, a female in her 30s tested at the Northern Beaches Hospital, and a man in his 50s from Cronulla, will be disclosed as soon as their movements are established.
Dr Chant also stressed that a Macquarie University lecturer is a man who has previously been diagnosed having returned from Iran. He is not an additional case today and did not attend the campus after his return from overseas.
NSW Health is continuing to find and respond to cases as they are diagnosed to slow any spread of COVID-19 in the community.
NSW Health Pandemic Plans are available​ on the NSW Health website.​
 
Despite reports to the contrary yesterday, staff are choosing to force self quarantine rather than being directed to self quarantine. This is a disaster of management for this outbreak.
 
Source: https://www.health.gov.au/news/health-alerts/novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov-health-alert
[h=3]In Australia[/h]
As at 09:00 hrs on 5 March 2020, we have 52 confirmed cases of coronavirus (COVID-19), including 2 deaths in Australia.
  • 22 in New South Wales
  • 1 in Northern Territory
  • 8 in Queensland
  • 4 in South Australia
  • 1 in Tasmania
  • 6 in Victoria
  • 10 associated with Diamond Princess
Further details:
  • 15 of the initially reported cases in Australia all had a direct or indirect travel history to Wuhan, China
  • 10 cases are associated with the Diamond Princess cruise ship repatriation flight from Japan
    • 1 of the Diamond Princess repatriated cases sadly died
  • 12 cases are reported to have had a direct or indirect travel history to Iran
  • 6 cases are reported to have had a travel history to countries including Singapore, Europe, the United Arab Emirates, Japan and South Korea
  • 6 cases did not have a reported history of overseas travel, with 4 of these cases associated with an aged care facility in NSW and the remaining 2 cases reported as health care workers at other health care facilities in NSW
    • 1 aged care facility resident in NSW has sadly died
  • the source of infection for the remaining 3 cases is currently under investigation
Of the total cases reported, 22 of these cases are reported to have recovered. Sadly 2 people have died.

For questions about testing or the welfare of people with the virus, contact your state or territory health authority.
 
Source: https://www.9news.com.au/national/c...assenger/238d6121-e896-4746-bbfe-b850494ee9e2

Third coronavirus victim confirmed in Perth after overseas travel
By 9News Staff
9:45pm Mar 5, 2020

A Perth woman has become Western Australia's third coronavirus victim after testing positive to the potentially deadly disease.
The woman in her 30s, believed to be a Health Department employee, flew from the UK to a stopover in Dubai after a holiday in Iceland, before returning home to Perth on Monday on an Emirates Airbus 380 at 5.08pm local time.
The woman self-isolated in Perth as soon as she felt unwell, and authorities are confident any possible spread of the virus is contained...
 
Source: https://www.9news.com.au/national/c...-covid19/b4de57d3-71af-4890-bc66-9464453fb717

NSW high school closed after student tests positive for coronavirus
By Imogen Dewey
11:16pm Mar 5, 2020

A NSW high school will close for a day after a Year 11 student tested positive for COVID-19, in what is the state's 25th confirmed case of the coronavirus strain.
NSW Health and Education confirmed the one-day closure on Friday at Epping Boys High School in a statement on Thursday night...
 
Source: https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/n...ive-coverage/61c9e5b5ad22ddf5d38c5029cc9d2b87

Sixth case diagnosed at Sydney nursing home
The Daily Telegraph
March 5, 2020 9:55pm

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A sixth person has contracted COVID-19 at the Sydney nursing home that has been in lockdown since Wednesday, as health chiefs predicted the number could rise.

Relatives of residents at the Dorothy Henderson Lodge aged care centre in Macquarie Park received a text to inform them that a 94-year-old female resident had contracted coronavirus...
 
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