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ACT Budget to expand health system capacity, government promises

The ACT Government’s 2021–22 budget measures for the public health system continue their record investment in public health, they say.

Roadmap won’t stop COVID uncertainty: ACT

Having a roadmap out of lockdown won't alleviate the uncertainty facing Australia as it stops trying to eliminate COVID-19, ACT health officials warn.

ACT COVID plan considers NSW patients

The ACT's road to COVID-19 recovery depends on a potential flow of cases into the territory's main hospital from southern NSW.

What’s required for student nurses enlisting in the callout

Canberra Health Services (CHS) has confirmed the mandated training required for any student nurse responding to ACT Health’s callout to join the front lines of COVID response. “We have been working closely with...

Pre-existing mental illness exacerbated during lockdown

While research suggests pandemic restrictions may adversely impact the mental health of many Australians, not necessarily long-term, a new study has found the impacts are worse for those already experiencing mental illness. The...

Veteran nurse returns to help recruit front line workers

Nurse Jenny Hegarty’s expertise was needed once again to bolster the ranks of ACT Health’s COVID-19 response.

UC student nurse keen to join front lines of COVID response

Twenty-year-old University of Canberra nursing student, Tiffany Seo, is among hundreds with nursing expertise who have answered the call to bolster the front lines of the ACT's pandemic response.

Where and when you can get tested in the Canberra region

If you do have symptoms of COVID-19, or are identified as a close contact, get tested immediately at one of these locations in the ACT.

‘Five-hour waits’: Canberra’s COVID testing lines boom

Canberra's COVID testing lines were seemingly never-ending outside the Weston Creek Community Centre with an active case in the ACT today.

‘Bad batch’ of drugs circulates Canberra

ACT Policing and ACT Health have issued warnings to Canberrans of a potentially deadly ‘synthetic cocaine’ being sold and distributed throughout the ACT. The tainted batch is understood to be a mixture of...

ACT remains COVID free, but situation could change quickly

There are no active cases in the ACT and our latest wastewater results, received today, are negative for COVID-19 fragments in the ACT catchment.

ACT mass vaccination clinics add extra 4000 jabs per week

The ACT Government's vaccine rollout with will add an extra 4,000 appointments per week via their Mass Vaccination Clinics.

ACT updates travel advice for WA, QLD and NT

ACT Health is updating travel directions for NT, WA and QLD today to align with stay-at-home requirements in place in these jurisdictions.

ACT Health updates travel directions for Greater Sydney and surrounds

Due to the rapidly evolving COVID-19 situation in NSW, the ACT Government has updated travel directions for people travelling to the ACT from Greater Sydney and the surrounding regions from 6pm today.

Canberra to get another Pfizer vaccination centre as Commonwealth supplies more doses

The ACT’s second major Pfizer vaccination hub will open at the Canberra airport next week, the ACT Government announced today.

New exposure locations after potential case visited ACT

There are new COVID-19 exposure locations in the ACT after a Sydney man visited the Territory while potentially infectious.

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