Name: What happens if a global coronavirus pandemic is declared | 7.30
Uploaded: 2020-03-16T01:34:40.000Z
Duration: 3 min 36 s
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How far do you think the world is from saying a global pandemic?

I think we're quite closely, but there is a catch phrase which I absolutely love, but I can't own because someone else put it up on social media, which is prepare, not declare.

So I think even in the if a pandemic has declared next week or in a month or two months, it is important to review our pandemic planning.

And what does that mean for an individual?

I think an individual should take direction from the government as necessary.

At some stage, it might be if we are in the midst of a big outbreak that might be advised that people have to take Children out of child care, take time off work and perhaps get extra supplies in case of an isolation period of two or three weeks or so, such as food and medications.

Right, so it's based on these four principles prevention, preparedness, response and recovery.

But all it really means is that in the event of an outbreak in Australia, we ensure that the sick recover, be that in the community or at home, and that we prevent further transmission.

And for that to happen, it involves supporting the healthcare sector in a proportionate response.

So that means primary care pharmacies making sure there are dedicated testing centers where testing could be done in a safe and efficient manner.

And, of course, hospitals in terms of warm beds and intensive care beds and stockpiling off medications off vaccines such as the flu vaccine and, of course, personal protective equipment.

If you talk to people who work in the health sector, J pays people who were working in emergency rooms and so forth.

They would tell you that on any given day of the weight the system is at capacity.

How much capacity do Australian hospitals really have to deal with a pandemic here?

If we got to that look that that is a good question.

And of course, this plan is proportionate.

So even if we do get an outbreak in Australia, it might come in different forms.

It might just be a few cases in a few suburbs and Melbourne, or it might be widespread covert 19 through the country and of course, your capacity to respond would be different.

I think there will be a maximal tipping point where, despite good intentions and preparedness and putting in lots of resources, our system might be able to cope.

If you get Corona virus, how likely are you to die?

So we have a mortality rate or a case fatality rate, I should say, off 2%.

But that 2% we're seeing is off confirmed cases.

What we know is that there are a lot of people out there who haven't been tested who've had corona virus.

Therefore, the real case fatality rate or death rate is probably, well under 1%.