COVID-19 Information
For government-funded services providing quality, approved health information and advice about COVID-19 (coronavirus), health and healthcare, please visit or direct your patients and the general community to the following sites:
- Western Sydney COVID-19 Community Resources
- For COVID-19 wellbeing information, visit our new Community Resources website and subscribe for updates
- Australian Government
- HealthDirect
- NSW Government
- Australian Government
- Healthcare interpreting Services
- National Translating and Interpreting Service
National Coronavirus Helpline
For information on the coronavirus disease (COVID-19), call the Australian Government's National Coronavirus Helpline on
1800 020 080.
Coronavirus Australia App for up-to-date official information and advice from the Australian Government – Department of Health
The Australian government has launched the Coronavirus Australia App. as well as a new messaging service on WhatsApp. to keep the community updated about coronavirus.
The Coronavirus Australia App. contains the following:
- Symptom checker
- Advice
- Register isolation
- News & media
- Current status
- Resources
- Contacts
This is available from:
Coronavirus Australia WhatsApp for up-to-date official updates via a messaging service
The WhatsApp. messaging service acts like a messenger bot and provides people with updates by request when they type in a number or emoji
General Coronavirus (COVID-19) information (4 minute read)
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/coronavirus
- Symptom checker and when to call an ambulance (Dial 000)
- Frequently asked Questions (FAQs)
- National Coronavirus Helpline
- Find a Health Service
- Information for GPs from RACGP
Coronavirus (COVID-19) in pictures and audio & downloadable information useful for consumers and community
https://www.healthdirect.gov.au/coronavirus-covid-19-in-pictures
For up-to-date information from the NSW Government – NSW Health
https://www.health.nsw.gov.au/Infectious/diseases/Pages/coronavirus.aspx
- Latest updates
- Find the facts (FAQs)
- Clinical advice
- Advice for health staff, students and volunteers
- Translated, picture, poster, factsheet and video resources
- Community pharmacy
- Aged care
- Funeral directors
- NSW Health response
- Global updates
For up-to-date information from the Australian Government – Department of Health
- What you need to know about the coronavirus
- Symptoms
- How it spreads
- Who is most at risk
- How to protect yourself and others
- How to seek medical attention
- GP Respiratory Clinics
- Testing and After testing
- Treatment, resources, support
For Healthcare interpreting services (HCIS) within NSW
- 24/7 Interpreter Services for all NSW Health users
- Access to professional interpreting services onsite and by telephone in over 120 languages, including Auslan.
- Locate your Local Health District HCIS contact details and coverage on this page
For National Translating and Interpreting Service (TIS) from the Australian Government and Department of Home Affairs
- Coronavirus and National translating and interpreting services for 50 high-demand languages 24/7
- Available free of charge to Non-English Speakers
- Translating and interpreting services available to registered to users across Australia
- TIS national multilingual coronavirus resources
- Providing information to patients with limited or no English language skills