Subscribe to Updates

    Get the latest creative news from CRYPTO NOUNCE.

    What's Hot

    ING and Salt Edge join forces for widening open banking use cases

    March 30, 2023

    Parloa raises $21M to add a little automation to contact centers

    March 30, 2023

    BlackRock calls on clients to rethink hedging strategy after UK pension crisis By Reuters

    March 30, 2023
    Facebook Twitter Instagram
    Facebook Twitter Instagram Vimeo
    Cryptonounce.com
    Contact
    • Business
      • Deals
      • investors
      • IPO
      • Startups
      • Wall Street
    • Markets
      • Bonds
      • Commodities & Futures
      • Currencies
      • Funds & ETFs
      • Stocks
    • Crypto
      • Alticoins News
      • Binance News
      • Bitcoins News
      • Blockchain News
      • Ethereum News
      • Token Sales News
      • XRP News
    • Technology
      • Artificial Intelligence
      • Big Data
      • Cloud Computing
      • Cybersecurity
      • Gaming
      • Internet of Things
      • Mobile
      • Social Media
      • Transportation
      • VR & AR
    • FinTech
    • Personal finance
    • Grides
      • Crypto
      • FinTech
      • Investing
      • Personal Finance Guides
      • Techonology
    • Tools
      • Coins
      • ICO List
      • Organigations
      • Events
    Cryptonounce.com
    Home » Why a top World Health Organisation advisor wants Australians to keep wearing masks
    Organigations

    Why a top World Health Organisation advisor wants Australians to keep wearing masks

    AdmincryptBy AdmincryptJune 30, 2022No Comments4 Mins Read
    Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr WhatsApp VKontakte Email
    Share
    Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Email


    Up to 15,000 Australians are expected to die of Covid-19 this year, and an infectious diseases expert says that is ‘way too high’.

    Professor Margaret Hellard, of the Burnet Institute, has helped advise the Victorian and federal governments through the pandemic, and also advised the World Health Organisation on Hepatitis C surveillance and screening.

    On Thursday she warned the country was about to see 10,000 to 15,000 Covid-19 deaths this year, which is way too high in her view.

    Up to 15,000 Australians are expected to die of Covid-19 this year with an infectious diseases expert saying that figure is 'way too high' (pictured, a pedestrian in Sydney)

    Up to 15,000 Australians are expected to die of Covid-19 this year with an infectious diseases expert saying that figure is ‘way too high’ (pictured, a pedestrian in Sydney)

    Infectious diseases expert Margaret Hellard (pictured) says more can be done to curb the number of Covid-19 infections and deaths across Australia

    Infectious diseases expert Margaret Hellard (pictured) says more can be done to curb the number of Covid-19 infections and deaths across Australia

    ‘This kind of notion going around … that there’s nothing that we’ve got to add or to offer, and that really things can’t be done is actually incorrect,’ Prof Hellard told a Victorian parliamentary inquiry into the state’s pandemic orders.

    ‘The current level of vaccination is not high enough.’

    She said if Australia reduced Covid-19 transmission by 20 per cent, more than 2000 lives could be saved.

    Prof Hellard said rather than society accepting the new ‘Covid normal’, authorities still needed to pursue measures to minimise virus cases and deaths.

    Those measures could be things such as introducing masks in enclosed spaces, ensuring air quality, making ongoing and concerted efforts to boost vaccination coverage, and maintaining virus testing and isolation.

    ‘Modelling clearly shows that ongoing testing and isolation is important,’ she said.

    A top professor has estimated that if Australia reduced Covid-19 transmission by 20 per cent, more than 2000 lives could be saved (pictured, a healthcare worker in Melbourne in March)

    A top professor has estimated that if Australia reduced Covid-19 transmission by 20 per cent, more than 2000 lives could be saved (pictured, a healthcare worker in Melbourne in March)

    Authorities have been urged to introduce masks in enclosed spaces and make efforts to boost vaccination rates to minimise deaths (pictured, healthcare workers in Melbourne in October)

    Authorities have been urged to introduce masks in enclosed spaces and make efforts to boost vaccination rates to minimise deaths (pictured, healthcare workers in Melbourne in October)

    ‘(Our) optimised study shows the public … are clearly happy to have ongoing regulation of the fact that if you have Covid, (you) need to stay at home, and if you’re a contact, to have measures of testing and the like.

    ‘She said Australia needed a clear definition of success in the context of pandemic control. 

    That would be initially based on case numbers, health service capacity, Covid-related deaths, and the level of social and economic disruption because of the virus.

    ‘We need to consider whether we should have trigger thresholds,’ Prof Hellard said.

    ‘They might be nationally agreed trigger thresholds that require jurisdictions to implement public health measures that acutely reduce transmission and case numbers, and this has been effective in a number of countries.’

    Prof Hellard has warned society not to accept the new 'Covid-normal' as a new study predicts up to 15,000 people will die of the virus this year (pictured, a testing facility in Ballarat)

     Prof Hellard has warned society not to accept the new ‘Covid-normal’ as a new study predicts up to 15,000 people will die of the virus this year (pictured, a testing facility in Ballarat)

    Meanwhile, research shows about 20,000 fewer Australians were admitted to hospital with injuries during the early stages of the Covid-19 pandemic as restrictions curbed movement.

    A report from the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare showed injury-related hospitalisations fell by 14.3 per cent between March and May 2020, compared with the previous year.

    In total, there were 120,850 injury hospitalisations in Australia over the three-month span amid nationwide lockdowns – 20,090 fewer than the corresponding period in 2019.

    The number of injuries caused by drownings (35.3 per cent), electricity and air pressure (33.8 per cent), contact with living things (28.2 per cent), forces of nature (46 per cent) including natural disasters, and overexertion (30.1 per cent) fell sharply.

    A top professor has stated current levels of vaccination across Australia are 'not high enough' (pictured, a woman receives the Pfizer vaccine in Melbourne in August, 2021)

    A top professor has stated current levels of vaccination across Australia are ‘not high enough’ (pictured, a woman receives the Pfizer vaccine in Melbourne in August, 2021)

    Also dropping were injury types such as fractures (16.2 per cent), dislocations (21.8 per cent), soft tissue (22.7 per cent) and intracranial (23.1 per cent), as people spent more time at home.

    In addition, Covid-19 restrictions changed the locations of injuries, with fewer instances of people hurt at schools (49.6 per cent), sporting areas (72.7 per cent) and industrial or construction sites (12.7 per cent).

    As expected, the number of home injuries rose by 8.5 per cent over the same span, or 3350 cases.

    Meanwhile, authorities in South Australia on Thursday confirmed the death of a three-year-old child who had tested positive for Covid-19.

    SA Health said the cause of death was being investigated with the case referred to the state coroner.



    Source link

    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr WhatsApp Email
    Previous ArticleUS polio vaccine coverage is SHORT of 95% threshold believed to be needed to control an outbreak
    Next Article Donna Kaz opened up about the terror of surviving an abusive relationship with actor William Hurt
    Admincrypt
    • Website

    Related Posts

    World Health Organization says healthy kids and teens don’t need Covid vaccinations

    March 29, 2023

    Children addicted to video games are attacking their PARENTS, experts warn 

    March 28, 2023

    World Health Organization says risk of Marburg virus is ‘very high’ across parts of Africa

    March 27, 2023

    Experts call for lab leak-denying doctor Jeremy Farrar to be sacked from World Health Organization

    March 7, 2023

    Leave A Reply Cancel Reply

    Our Picks
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Pinterest
    • Instagram
    • YouTube
    • Vimeo
    Don't Miss
    FinTech

    ING and Salt Edge join forces for widening open banking use cases

    By AdmincryptMarch 30, 20230

    ING Bank N.V. has partnered with Salt Edge, a pioneer in providing open banking solutions,…

    Parloa raises $21M to add a little automation to contact centers

    March 30, 2023

    BlackRock calls on clients to rethink hedging strategy after UK pension crisis By Reuters

    March 30, 2023

    FirstEnergy (NYSE:FE) PT Lowered to $40.00

    March 30, 2023

    Subscribe to Updates

    Get the latest creative news from CRYPTO NOUNCE.

    NEWS
    • Business
    • Crypto
    • Blockchain
    • Markets
    • Technology
    FEATURED SECTIONS
    • Coins
    • ICO List
    • Organigations
    • Events
    • Grides
    FEATURED LINKS
    • Story of the day
    • Videos
    • Infographics
    CONNECT WITH US
    • Facebook
    • Twitter
    • Telegram
    • LinkedIn
    • Pinterest
    ABOUT US
    • Contact
    • Advertise
    • Sitemap
    Copyright © 2023 Cryptonounce All rights reserved. Cryptonounce.
    • Home
    • Buy Now

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

    Sign In or Register

    Welcome Back!

    Login to your account below.

    Lost password?