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<\/span><\/div>27 August 2021<\/strong><\/p>\n Dear colleagues,<\/p>\n Good news Friday!\u00a0Queensland recorded no new local cases of COVID-19\u00a0and only one in hotel quarantine.<\/p>\n As of 4pm today,\u00a0restrictions will ease<\/a>\u00a0in South East Queensland, including the following LGAs: Brisbane, Moreton Bay, Ipswich, Logan, Redland, Sunshine Coast, Gold Coast, Noosa, Somerset, Lockyer Valley and Scenic Rim.<\/p>\n The following\u00a0restrictions\u00a0will remain in place until 4pm Friday 10 September:<\/strong><\/p>\n Eased restrictions include:<\/strong><\/p>\n Metro North\u00a0remains\u00a0on Tier 1:<\/strong><\/p>\n Despite this ease of restrictions, Metro North will continue to remain on\u00a0Tier 1<\/a>\u202fin our COVID response plan and\u00a0moderate risk PPE<\/a>, with fever clinic staff and emergency department triage staff wearing P2\/N95 masks.\u202fWe will be assessing this status over the next few weeks.<\/p>\n PPE guidelines are online for\u00a0healthcare\u00a0delivery<\/a>\u00a0and for\u00a0residential aged care and disability accommodation<\/a>.<\/p>\n Helpful links:<\/strong><\/p>\n These eased restrictions do not mean that we\u2019re out of the woods! Please stay vigilant with social distancing, mask wearing, hand hygiene and getting tested if you show any symptoms of COVID-19. Most importantly, get vaccinated!<\/p>\n Regards,<\/p>\n Louise O’Riordan\u00a0 <\/strong> Metro North HHS \u2013 overview of cases*<\/strong><\/p>\n **<\/strong><\/td>\n ***<\/strong><\/td>\n of clinics<\/strong><\/td>\n *As at\u202f27\/08\/2021 at 1100<\/em>\n
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\nMetro North Incident Controller<\/p>\n\n\n
\n HHS<\/strong><\/td>\n Patients being managed by HHS<\/strong><\/td>\n FEVER Clinics<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n Total In-patients<\/strong><\/td>\n Virtual Ward \/ HITH \/ or similar<\/strong><\/td>\n Deaths<\/strong><\/p>\n Total cases managed by HHS (including recovered)<\/strong><\/p>\n #<\/strong><\/p>\n Presentations<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n <\/td>\n ICU Pts<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n ICU-NOT Ventilated<\/strong><\/td>\n ICU-Ventilated<\/strong><\/td>\n Yesterday<\/strong><\/td>\n TOTAL^<\/strong><\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n \n MN TOTAL<\/td>\n 14<\/td>\n 2<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 0<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 780<\/td>\n 4<\/td>\n 273<\/td>\n 233,123<\/td>\n <\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
\n**Metro North Health has four recorded deaths (one person a return\u202ftraveller\u202finto NSW, who passed away in NSW)<\/em>
\n*** These numbers reflect the cases being managed by Metro North Health.\u202f<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>