If you have COVID-19, wearing a surgical mask can help to prevent spreading it to others.

COVID-19 is an infectious disease caused by a strain of coronavirus. It causes cold and flu-like symptoms and can affect your lungs and airways. The long-term impacts of the disease are not yet known, because it’s a new disease and we are still learning about it.

Below is a collection of Information and resources for older Australians, First Nations People, people with a disability, people who are deaf or hearing-impaired, Culturally and Linguistically Diverse (CALD) populations, people who are experiencing homelessness or are at risk of homelessness, LGBTIQ and HIV communities, and more.

Many aspects of life are affected by a pandemic. Most people have little experience of an event like COVID-19 and it can be quite overwhelming when your health, social life, employment, and financial situation are impacted. While it’s normal to feel anxious or uncertain during this time, you can seek help if these feelings start to affect your everyday functioning.

To help reduce the spread of COVID-19 and to protect those who are most at risk, it is important that you take the recommended steps to protect yourself and others.

Whilst media coverage of COVID-19 can help you feel informed, it can also trigger feelings of anxiety and agitation.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander adults have been identified as a priority group for the COVID-19 vaccination roll-out program.