In early April 2020, there was a peak of 4,935 active cases of COVID-19 in Australia, with the peak of those classed as critical being 96 cases.
Updated figures for Active cases in Australia:
The number of Flu (Influenza) cases in Australia, during 2020 has been substantially lower than in 2019. Probably due to the extra precautions (social distancing etc) taken to protect from the COVID-19 coronavirus.
An interesting observation is the numbers of deaths from … Read the rest
The Queensland Premier has announced that there has only been 5,918 cases of the Flu by 10th August this year, in Queensland. This compares to about 41,928, for the same period in 2019, according to figures from www.health.qld.gov.au/…/reports/flu
During this period Queensland has also had 1,091 … Read the rest
Launched in 1998 as the first online pharmacy in Australia, Pharmacy Online draws from 40 years’ experience in the prescription drugs and medicine business.
Today, the company has over 300,000 customers in more than 40 countries, and is one of Australia’s most popular … Read the rest
The first COVID-19 related death at an Aged Care Facility in Australia was reported on the 4th March 2020. Since then, more cases have been reported at these Aged Care homes:
When will social distancing restrictions be removed?
Australia’s Chief Medical Officer, Brendan Murphy, has said that authorities should not consider easing distancing restrictions until they are confident the public health system can deal with the “inevitable increase in infections” that would follow.
He did also say that Australia … Read the rest
As at 13th April 2020, Australia has 378 Covid-19 Coronavirus patients in hospital, with 82 of these in ICU, with 35 using ventilators.
Hospitalisations include:
The 1918 Spanish flu pandemic, killed about 15,000 people in Australia.
The 2029 COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t hit Australia as bad, but it is still killing people.
One hundred years ago the government brought in travel bans and quarantine rules.
Cinemas were closed and festivals were cancelled. Shops also brought in … Read the rest
The Original Medicare Safety Net (OMSN) works in conjunction with the Extended Medicare Safety Net (EMSN).
Under the OMSN, once the annual threshold is reached, Medicare benefits increase to 100 per cent of the Medicare Benefits Schedule (MBS) Fee … Read the rest
The Australian Medicare system provides Pharmaceutical Prescriptions at subsidised prices for most people in Australia.
Some groups, those that hold concession cards, have these Prescriptions subsidised at a greater rate than others.
Normal prices for Prescriptions in Australia are currently:
