Listing areas of COVID-19 local transmission as hotspots for purpose of provision of Commonwealth support

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The Acting Chief Medical Officer of Australia, Professor Paul Kelly, has released information about the support the Commonwealth will provide to ‘hotspot’ areas.

This includes the stages that will determine a ‘hotspot’ area. Defining a hotspot area will help determine the Commonwealth support needed such as deployment from the National Medical Stockpile, deployment of medical teams and additional support funding.

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