Operations

The number of cases of COVID-19 that hit ADF members has remained steady for a full week, while those who have officially recovered has risen to 37.

Australian Defence Force personnel in Victoria have completed their supporting role with the Department of Health and Human Services contact tracing team.

Defence published a second update yesterday – which CONTACT missed because they didn’t change the photo – showing 40 total cases and 34 recovered.

ADF and AUSMAT have concluded their support at Burnie’s North West Regional Hospital in Tasmania following an outbreak of COVID-19 among its staff.

Defence’s new COVID-19 on-line training course has been completed almost almost 200,000 since it was launched earlier this month.

Approximately 2000 Defence personnel are deployed as part of Operation COVID-19 Assist as the ADF’s contribution to the government’s response to COVID-19.

As the Defence COVID-19 taskforce marks nearly six weeks of operation, its commander has praised the response of the men and women of the ADF.

Tasmania’s government opened a new call centre near Hobart on 17 April to increase the capacity of the Public Health Hotline during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Defence says it’s managing 34 COVID cases in the locations illustrated on the map – including one new case in Perth and five removed on Friday reinstated.

The Australian Defence Force has rolled out an online training package to support Defence personnel who may be deployed as part of Op COVID-19 Assist.

ADF has deployed medical personnel to Tasmania after two hospitals were closed because of a COVID-19 outbreak among hospital staff.

“Defence is currently managing 32 confirmed cases of COVID-19,” Defence reported today – adding two new cases, six days after its last reported case.