The Big Merino service station was one of the exposure sites found in Goulburn.
ACT Health has identified eight new contacts relating to the most recent COVID-19 exposure sites revealed at Goulburn and Jervis Bay.
The Canberra residents had been contacted via text messages overnight after checking into tracing apps more than a week earlier and were asked to enter quarantine on Wednesday (June 2).
A further 27 casual contacts from the multiple locations have been urged to get tested and enter isolation until given a negative test or otherwise quarantine until further notice.
Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith has remained wary ahead of Canberrans looking to visit Victoria over the Queen’s Birthday weekend in little more than a week.
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Celebrating Canberra’s outstanding nurses and midwives
Nurses and midwives across the ACT Health system have been recognised for their professionalism, innovation, and commitment to providing high quality, person centred healthcare.
Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith congratulated the winners of the 2021 Nursing and Midwifery Excellence Awards which celebrate and recognise the work our nurses and midwives do each day to contribute to the health and wellbeing of the Canberra community.
“More than 7,000 nurses and midwives in the ACT have been incredible in responding to the challenges of the past year, working to maintain services in a constantly evolving healthcare environment.
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Shawls provide cultural connection for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women during breast screening
Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women who attend a breast screening appointment in the ACT today will be gifted an indigenous-designed bamboo shawl as part of an initiative to encourage more women to have mammograms.
In response to a lower breast screening uptake among Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women, BreastScreen ACT has adapted the Beautiful Shawls Day concept from their Victorian colleagues.
Minister for Health Rachel Stephen-Smith today presented the first cultural screening shawl created by local Aboriginal artist, Kristie Peters.
“These beautiful shawls provide Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander women with a culturally safe and appropriate support when receiving a breast screen. They will help women to feel more comfortable during the screening process and hopefully encourage more women to come forward for a screening,” said Ministe