Announcements
Coronavirus (COVID-19) hotline
- For advice, health professionals can call the dedicated hotline – phone 1800 675 398, 24 hours a day.
- You only need to notify confirmed cases – phone 1300 651 160, 24 hours a day.
Information for you
Key update: elective surgery
- To ensure our hospitals have the beds, equipment and staff they need to continue the fight against coronavirus (COVID-19), all Category 3 and non-urgent Category 2 elective surgery across Victoria has been paused. These restrictions apply to public and private hospitals and day procedure centres.
- Category 1 and urgent Category 2 surgeries will continue to take place.
- IVF activity will also be exempt from these restrictions.
- Pausing all non-urgent elective surgery across the state will create additional capacity within the health system.
Stay up to date
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The World Health Organisation (WHO) has declared the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern.
This site will be updated as new information becomes available.
For more information
Call the Department of Health and Human Services on 1300 651 160 to discuss any questions you have. If you need a translator first call 131 450, then request the hotline on 1300 651 160.
For Victorian updates to the current incident, go to:
Department of Health and Human Services, Victoria - Coronavirus (COVID-19)
https://www.dhhs.vic.gov.au/coronavirus
For national updates:
- Department of Health (Australian Government) Coronavirus Alert
https://www.health.gov.au/news/latest-information-about-novel-coronavirus - Royal Australian College of General Practice (RACGP): https://www.racgp.org.au/coronavirus
- Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA): https://www.ahpra.gov.au/News/COVID-19.aspx
For international updates:
- WHO Western Pacific Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak
https://www.who.int/westernpacific/emergencies/novel-coronavirus - WHO Coronavirus resources https://www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus
- Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) CDNA National Guidelines for Public Health Units (COVID-19 SoNG): https://www1.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf/Content/cdna-song-novel-coronavirus.htm