1. 95-year-old aged care resident becomes Australia’s second coronavirus-related death.
A 95-year-old woman has been confirmed as the second Australian to die from coronavirus.
The woman, who died in hospital on Tuesday night, was a resident at the BaptistCare Dorothy Henderson Lodge in Macquarie Park.
An aged care worker who worked at the facility has been officially diagnosed with the virus, exposing at-risk elderly residents at a residents home in north Sydney.
The woman, in her 50s, is the third person to be infected via human-to-human transmission in Australia, NSW health authorities confirmed. All three are in Sydney.
The aged care worker became ill on February 24 and was isolated, although she had contact with 13 residents in the 24 hours beforehand.
Two of them reported respiratory symptoms, and one – a 95-year-old woman – has since died.
“[NSW] Health is looking at how we can step up some of the testing that goes on with some of the people who present with respiratory symptoms that in the normal course may not have been considered for coronavirus testing.”
A second person has died of coronavirus in Australia. The 95-year-old had been under the care of an infected aged-care worker who was also caring for other patients. #9News pic.twitter.com/O5BFGslkOT
— Nasrullah Khan (@Peaceforiok) March 4, 2020
Top Comments
1. I hope the Chinese authorities are feeling stupid for heavying the doctor who tried to warn of this insidious virus. Twits, honestly.
#1. How sad that a woman lives for 95 years and dies because of other human beings filthy habits. Disgraceful dirty creatures with bad habits in a market place and now the world has to suffer. If only people had basic hygiene. Even this mad rush in Australia for sanitizer. I don't have to rush and buy it as I already use and have it. Pity the average Aussie doesn't use it more often and we might keep some of the other virus' under control. Winter flu's and colds and vomiting etc. Basic cleanliness is so important. So many don't wash hands well after the toilet, you see it when you are using the facilities. Come on people, back to basics and BE CLEAN.