Professor of Epidemiology @UNSW with an eye on infection at all times. Advisor to @WHO Health Emergencies IPC Preparedness, Readiness and Response to COVID-19

Sydney, New South Wales
Joined December 2015
The most successful pandemic controls are built around past successes with similar diseases. @WHO recommends widespread testing, quarantine of cases, rigorous contact tracing, and effective social distancing. More- tinyurl.com/yxyxm6jd#COVID19… #coronavirusaustralia
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Keep it simple- if people aren’t in your family bubble, keep 2 metres apart. Shops need to create lines and coach people to comply. #ausbiz #auspol #coronavirusau #COVID19Aus
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Soccer stars campaign to slow down #coronavirus spread. tinyurl.com/vsxnes2
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Let’s do the maths: Monday approx 1,500 cases, Thurs 3,000 and so on. Full border lockdown is good but late; infected need support and monitoring. Home care for mild cases will increase the spread. Time for dedicated hospitals to reduce spread. #coronavirusaustralia #COVID19Aus
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The #COVIDー19 virus can live on surfaces such as wood or stainless steel 24 hours or more. It is sensitive to disinfectants. So wipe those surfaces down, with a solution that’s 62% to 72% ethanol, .5% hydrogen peroxide, or 0.1% sodium hypochlorite #coronavirusaustralia
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#COVIDー19 is spread in the “droplets” of an infected person. These spread from the mouth outwards and then drop to the floor. One sneeze may produce up to 40,000 droplets.
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The newly announced strong border policy is unpleasant but allows contact tracing and isolation. We can operate business 'nearly' as usual (imports/exports ok). Stay strong Australia. #COVID19au No need to #Lockdownaustralia
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Just announced by @ScottMorrisonMP- Border security requiring 14 days isolation for all entries. Thank you all. This is the time for tough decisions. We totally support this decision. 👌 #coronavirusaustralia
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My experience with SARS and on the WHO COVID-19 expert panel for infection prevention, is that without border protection this virus will rapidly spread to the vulnerable. #coronavirusaustralia
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Virologists (vaccines), epidemiologists (outbreaks) and economists ($) differ on infection control. My experience, as an epidemologist, is that without border protection this virus will rapidly spread to the vulnerable.
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