Read the transcript of Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer Alison McMillan's interview on 2 April 2020 with David Koch on Channel 7 Sunrise about coronavirus (COVID-19). DAVID KOCH: Now, the Australian Government is ramping up its fight against coronavirus with $4.1 million allocated to train up to 20,000 nurses in critical care.
The training, which can be done online and free of charge, will help support a doubling beds in the number of intensive care beds Australian hospitals.
For more, I'm joined by Alison McMillan, the Australian Government's Chief Nursing and Midwifery Officer. Alison, morning to you. ALISON MCMILLAN: Good morning. DAVID KOCH: That's a big job, upskilling 20,000 registered nurses to critical care.