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: increase to elective surgery
- More category 2 and some category 3 elective surgeries will resume across public and private hospitals from 27 April 2020.
- This could include IVF procedures, post-cancer reconstruction procedures, eye procedures and cataracts, endoscopy and colonoscopy procedures, some dental procedures, joint replacements including knee, hip and shoulder and screening programs for cancer and other diseases. It also includes all procedures for children under the age of 18.
- This will be managed in a staged process to protect patients and healthcare workers and ensure enough capacity to treat coronavirus (COVID-19) patients is maintained if required.
Stay up to date
- Up-to-date epidemiological data
- Subscribe to CHO alerts: health.vic.gov.au/newsletters
- Subscribe to our Coronavirus update newsletter
- Follow the Chief Health Officer on Twitter: twitter.com/VictorianCHO
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