A statement from the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) about coronavirus (COVID-19). The Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC), on the advice of the Communicable Diseases Network Australia, today considered a number of additional public health measures to provide advice to the National Cabinet in relation to strengthening the control of COVID-19 in Australia.
The COVID-19 pandemic has continued to spread globally. Our actions to date, including border measures and extensive case finding and contact management, based on best evidence strategies to contain transmission, have provided time for our health system and society to prepare.