.4 billion allocated to the epidemic"/>To control the spread of the epidemic, South Australia opened its first drive-through virus clinic
With more new cases reported in new states and queens, the number of newly diagnosed patients in australia surged to 133 this afternoon (wednesday), while two more secondary schools in virginia were closed due to the COVID-19 virus, while the university of south cross (Southern Cross University) closed two campuses in new states and queens as a staff member became the first new coronavirus infection in rural australia.
More than 9000 people have been tested ,61 of whom have been diagnosed with the new crown virus, according to a statement issued this morning by the new state health department, but more have been announced in the lower state, bringing the number of confirmed patients to 65. So far, the deadly virus has claimed the lives of an elderly Chinese in Western Australia and has led to two elderly residents of a live a retired life hospital in the northwest of Sydney death. Sydney proved to be a hot spot.
At the southern cross university campus in the town of leishmo, north of new state, the decision to close the campus today prompted about 8000 college students to attend classes and study online at home after a filipino staff member was diagnosed with the new crown virus, who returned from the philippines and had visited the leishmo (Lismore) campus and the golden coast campus in queensland.
Two Jewish schools in Melbourne, Beth Rivkah College female and Yeshivah College male, were closed this morning after a male teacher and another passenger on board were diagnosed with the 21st newly-crowned pneumonia in Virginia this morning this morning and his family, as well as four families of students from both schools, took the QF94 flight. Another 20-something woman was also diagnosed with the new coronavirus.
The Governor of Virginia, Andrews (Daniel Andrews), said government would have to take "extreme measures" to shut down all schools in order to control the spread of the epidemic if the worsened in the state.
Morrison (Scott Morrison) government has approved $2.4 billion to control the spread of the new crown virus. Under the plan announced Tuesday night, all Australians will be able to use a health card (Medicare Card) to receive a telephone or video call from a general practitioner (GP) for a preliminary diagnosis of possible new coronary pneumonia.
100 additional independent fever clinics
Health authorities will also set up 100 separate fever clinics throughout the country, each with access to 75 patients per day. This will allow those suspected of being infected with the new coronavirus to be tested faster. South Australia, on the other hand, was the first Australian vehicle to pass a test clinic, where people suspected of developing new lung inflammation stopped driving to a test site, opened windows and received body temperature tests from medical staff wearing full protective clothing, and then sampled them with cotton swabs from their nasal and throat for further testing.
Australia`s government today also announced the inclusion of Italy, which has become the country`s largest provider of prevention and control of the disease, on the travel ban list, alongside China, Iran and South Korea. So far yesterday ,10,100 people have been diagnosed with COVID-19 virus in Italy, death 631.
Health experts at home worry that thousands of people across the country will be infected by COVID-19 virus by the end of this month if Australia does not control the ferocious outbreak quickly.
Meanwhile, prime minister morrison, at today`s news conference, which officially announced the allocation of $2.4 billion, rejected claims that the australian epidemic would peak in april, claiming it was purely speculative. But he added :" We are looking at the best data to speculate ".
Federal Chief Medical Officer Brendan Murphy said the new crown pneumonia epidemic could be as short as 8 weeks in Australia, or as long as 14 to 16 weeks.
"But in fact we don`t know how long we` re going through at this stage. It is really unpredictable and it is very unlikely to reach its peak in April. "
Some people ran for unnecessary COVID-19 virus tests because of panic and anxiety, he said. He stressed that unless people come back from an overseas epidemic or have had close contact with a confirmed patient and develop new crown pneumonia, such as fever, people do not have to run to the test in horror, even if they have flu-like symptoms. Running for COVID-19 virus tests without having to do so will increase the burden of testing the virus in the health sector.
