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Emergency Management Forum Australian Airports Association Ms Rhonda Owen Pull quote Assistant Secretary Incident Control and Operations Branch National Incident Response Division www.health.gov.au The National Incident Room (NIR) in the

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www.health.gov.au

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Emergency Management Forum Australian Airports Association

Ms Rhonda Owen Assistant Secretary Incident Control and Operations Branch National Incident Response Division

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The National Incident Room (NIR) in the Australian Government Department of Health is the main

perations centre for the Australian

Government on health emergency matters

Its key roles include:

Medical advice
Public Health advice
National disease surveillance
Secretariat and briefings for the Australian Health

Protection Principal Committee (AHPPC) and subcommittees

Coordination of border operations including travel bans

and quarantine

National oversight of Public Health laboratories and

testing

National stockpile management, including personal

protective equipment

Advice on aged care
Public communications
International reporting

Australia’s Chief Medical Officer (CMO) NIR

Health workforce Departmental liaison

fficers

Medical advisers

Deputy CMOs First Assistant Secretary National Incident Response Division

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Recent health emergencies

COVID-19

2019/20 bushfires Hepatitis A in berries White Island volcano eruption Ebola 2014-16 2018-20 Measles

utbreak

Samoa 2019

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COVID-19 response

NIR activated on 20 January 2020 Whole of Government response with federal government agencies and state/territory government agencies World Health Organization (WHO) declared a Public Health Emergency

f International Concern (PHEIC) on

30 January 2020 And a pandemic on 11 March 2020

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1000 2000 3000 4000 5000 6000 7000 8000 9000 50 100 150 200 250 300 350 400 450 500 1-02 4-02 7-02 10-02 13-02 16-02 19-02 22-02 25-02 28-02 2-03 5-03 8-03 11-03 14-03 17-03 20-03 23-03 26-03 29-03 1-04 4-04 7-04 10-04 13-04 16-04 19-04 22-04 25-04 28-04 1-05 4-05 7-05 10-05 13-05 16-05 19-05 22-05 25-05 28-05 31-05 3-06 6-06 9-06 12-06 15-06 18-06 21-06 24-06 27-06 30-06 Cumulative cases New cases Notification date

New and cumulative COVID-19 cases by notification date

New cases Cumulative cases

Data source: National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, as at 1 July 2020

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59.8% 28.0% 10.5% 1.6%

Australia (% of all cases)

500 1,000 1,500 2,000 2,500 3,000 3,500 NSW VIC QLD WA SA TAS ACT NT Number of cases Source of COVID-19 acquistion and total cases by states and territories Overseas acquired Locally acquired—contact of a confirmed case Locally acquired—contact not identified Under investigation

Data source: National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, as at 1 July 2020

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Data source: National Notifiable Diseases Surveillance System, as at 6 July 2020

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Outgoing travel ban for Australian citizens and permanent residents

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Incoming travel ban for foreign nationals

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Health screening for 100% of incoming travellers, which includes a temperature check

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Mandatory 14-day quarantine for all incoming travellers at a government designated hotel

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Measures are recommended by the Australian Health Protection Principal Committee (AHHPC) and are based on evidence and proportionate to the risk AHPPC is chaired by the CMO and includes the Chief Health Officers from every state and territory National Cabinet makes the final decision

n which measures to implement

Current measures implemented at Australian air borders

Public communications including fact sheets for travellers, in-flight and arrival hall announcements and signage

5 COVID-19

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What can we expect over the coming weeks and months?

The short answer is it really depends on the local and global spread of disease BUT we can plan ahead and be ready to implement or withdraw measures when needed This may include..............

Looking forward

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Trans-Tasman ‘bubble’ – green lanes / zones at airports

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Relaxation of incoming travel ban for foreign nationals, maybe by cohorts e.g. international students

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Different ways of approaching quarantine e.g. in home or industry sponsored - rather than hotels

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As with our current measures, AHPPC will review the evidence and make recommendations National Cabinet will make the final decision on which measures to implement

r withdraw

Future measures that may be implemented or withdrawn at Australian air borders

Staged relaxation of the outgoing travel ban

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Questions

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