Tag: Kerry Chant

Sydney Hospitals to Recruit Staff From Overseas as Nurses Begged to Work Overtime: Leaked Email

January 3, 2022
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Severely understaffed public hospitals in New South Wales (NSW) Australia are recruiting nurses from overseas, with nurses at Sydney public hospitals being begged to cancel their New Year’s leave amid a surge in COVID-19 cases across the state. St. George Hospital in South Sydney sent an email to its nursing staff, pleading with them to…

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Australian Premier Delays Call to Extend COVID-19 Health Powers Until 2022

November 16, 2021
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New South Wales (NSW) Premier Dominic Perrottet has delayed the call to extend emergency health powers until next year. NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard pushed for the extension of the temporary COVID-19 emergency powers until 2023. The proposal was on the back of a recommendation by Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant. According to The Australian,…

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New Delta Strain Detected in Australian State

October 8, 2021
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A new strain of the Delta variant of COVID-19 has been detected in Australia’s most populous state New South Wales (NSW). Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant revealed that a new variant had emerged, which was different from current strains in the community. “We’ve been having a program throughout this response to the pandemic around genome…

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Australian State Faces Hospital Staffing Crisis as Mandatory Vaccination Deadline Looms

September 15, 2021
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The New South Wales (NSW) health system could lose about one in ten staff, who have not received a COVID-19 jab, as the vaccination deadline inches closer. NSW Chief Health Officer Kerry Chant announced yesterday that 88 percent of the state’s health staff had received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine as of Sept….

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Staged Return to Classrooms Expected for NSW Students in Term 4

August 24, 2021
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School students and parents across New South Wales will know more details about the return to school date by the end of this week, which may involve a staggered return strategy. Health and education officials met today to discuss the strategy to allow different year groups, starting from Kindergarten to Year 2 and Year 11…

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