The AIS Arena COVID-19 mass vaccination clinic will close on 31 May as the ACT’s high vaccination rates and current low demand mean staff can be redeployed across the healthcare system, Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith announced today.
As anticipated, the ACT Government will ease quarantine requirements for household contacts of people who have COVID-19 from 11.59pm on Tuesday 26 April.
Acting ACT Chief Health Officer Dr Vanessa Johnston is reminding Canberrans not to pick or eat wild mushrooms following an emergency department presentation yesterday of a young child who had eaten a death cap mushroom.
The ACT has recorded 560 new positive COVID cases in the 24 hours to 8pm last night, bringing the total number of active cases in the Territory to 2,823.
A man in his 80s has died with COVID and 66 patients in ACT hospitals have the virus, as the ACT recorded 734 new cases in the 24 hours to 8pm yesterday.
Launched today, the ACT Eating Disorders Clinical Hub is a central point for Canberrans with eating disorders to access the services and support they need, said Emma Davidson, ACT Minister for Mental Health.
A man in his 60s and another aged in his 90s have died with COVID-19 and 62 patients are in hospital with the virus as the ACT recorded 826 new cases in the 24 hours to 8pm yesterday.
