"Individuals infected with COVID-19 are also at an increased risk of suffering from heart rhythm disturbances, such as atrial fibrillation": New study from Sweden shows
#COVID19 #HeartRhythmDisruptions #AtrialFibrillation @auscovid19
Source: https://www.newswise.com/articles/increased-risk-of-heart-rhythm-disruption-after-covid-19
🇦🇺 Australia: Evidence suggests COVID cases are climbing again.
"It's been a while since Australia stopped properly tracking COVID cases, but evidence suggests they're on the rise."
@abcnews @normanswan @Mark_Butler_MP #COVIDisNotOver @auscovid19
Source: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2023-11-06/evidence-suggests-covid-cases-are-climbing-again/103069502
🇦🇺 Australia: COVID pandemic inquiry submissions now open.
Link: https://pmc.gov.au/covid-19-response-inquiry/consultation
The closing date for submissions is 15 December 2023.
#COVID19 #Australia #PandemicInquiry #COVIDisNotOver @auscovid19
Tracking BA.2.86 "Pirola" variant in Australia
🔸Total sequences: 4⃣4⃣
(29 sequences in the past 4 weeks)
🔹NSW: 2⃣1⃣sequences
🔹SA: 1⃣1⃣sequences
🔹QLD: 6⃣sequences
🔹WA: 5⃣sequences
🔹VIC: 1⃣sequence
We worry about the road toll, yet let thousands of people die from a preventable virus!
We face a choice: continue to ignore deaths from COVID-19 or prevent them. In collaboration with OzSAGE, we call on the Australian government to act urgently...
If we want to build safer communities, we need to reward businesses that are doing the right thing.
Do you know a business with clean indoor air? Add them to the Clean Air Stars directory.
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Do you (or a business you know) need help picking an air purifier? @cleanairstars can help with that, too.
Their online Air Filter Recommendation Tool allows you to work out which air purifiers would be right for your space.
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Staying open starts with cleaner air Transmission of SARS-CoV-2 happens mostly indoors and occurs largely via inhaled infectious aerosols that are more concentrated near their source and that can accumulate and linger in poorly ventilated indoor spaces1. It is estimated that the risk of transmission indoors is 20 times higher than outdoors. Fortunately, we know