Federal, state and territory governments
Australian Government – https://www.australia.gov.au/
Australian Health Protection Plan Principal Committee (AHPPPC) – key decision-making committee for health emergencies comprised of all state and territory Chief Health Officers and chaired by the Australian Chief Medical Officer:
- Australian Health Sector Emergency Response Plan for Novel Coronavirus (the COVID-19 Plan)
- Management Plan for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Populations
Australian Capital Territory – https://www.covid19.act.gov.au/
New South Wales – https://www.nsw.gov.au/covid-19/find-facts-about-covid-19
Northern Territory – https://coronavirus.nt.gov.au/
Queensland – https://www.covid19.qld.gov.au/
South Australia – https://www.covid-19.sa.gov.au/
Tasmania – https://www.coronavirus.tas.gov.au/
Victoria – https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus
Western Australia – https://www.wa.gov.au/government/covid-19-coronavirus
Other national organisations and websites
Australian Indigenous Health InfoNet – https://healthinfonet.ecu.edu.au/learn/health-topics/infectious-conditions/covid-19-updates-and-information/
Australian Medical Association – COVID-19: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people
Public Health Association of Australia – https://www.phaa.net.au/about-us/coronavirus
Australian Partnership for Preparedness Research on Infectious Disease Emergencies (APPRISE) – https://www.apprise.org.au/resources/2019-novel-coronavirus-2019-ncov/
International organisations and websites
Johns Hopkins Corona Virus Resource Center – https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/
United Nations – https://www.un.org/en/coronavirus
USA Centers for Disease Control and Prevention information – https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html
USA National Institutes of Health information – https://www.nih.gov/health-information/coronavirus
World Health Organization – https://www.who.int/emergencies/diseases/novel-coronavirus-2019
Relevant health research
Medical Journal of Australia – https://www.mja.com.au/journal/covid-19
The Lancet (COVID-19 Resource Centre) –https://www.thelancet.com/coronavirus?dgcid=kr_pop-up_tlcoronavirus20
The Lancet Voice (podcasts about COVID-19 related issues) – https://www.thelancet.com/the-lancet-voice
The British Medical Journal – https://www.bmj.com/
The New Zealand Medical Journal – https://www.nzma.org.nz/journal
COVID-19 infectious control training
This 30-minute online training module is for health care workers in all settings. It covers the fundamentals of infection prevention and control for COVID-19.
