Tasmania COVID-19 updates
This page contains the latest updates and information for pharmacists in Tasmania.
For nationally relevant information visit PSA’s dedicated COVID-19 web page.
- COVID-19 Update No. 49
- Information for GP’s ~ 12 May 2020
- Regional Tasmanian Health Service Respiratory Clinics ~ 12 May 2020
- COVID-19 Update No. 47
- COVID-19 Update No. 46
- COVID-19 Update No. 44
- I’m being tested what do I need to know ~ 30 Apr 2020
- COVID-19 Update No. 43
- COVID-19 Update No. 42
- COVID-19 Update No. 41
- COVID-19 Update No. 40
- COVID-19 Update No. 38
- COVID-19 Update No. 37
- COVID-19 Update No. 36
- Digital Images of Prescriptions for Schedule 4 Medicines Fact Sheet and FAQ for Pharmacists (16 Apr 2020)
- Digital Images of Prescriptions for Schedule 4 Medicines Fact Sheet and FAQ for Prescribers (16 Apr 2020)
- COVID-19 Update No. 34
- COVID-19 Update No. 33
- COVID-19 Update No. 31
- I’m being tested what do I need to know ~ 8 Apr 2020
- COVID-19 testing for residential aged care ~ 2 Apr 2020
- Government backs Tasmanian GPs and Pharmacies
- Update to the 2020 Seasonal Influenza Vaccine Ordering and Information
- Emergency supply of medications in Tasmania ~ 1 Apr 2020
- Pharmaceutical Services Branch Newsletter ~ 31 Mar 2020
- How to use your facemasks safely ~ 29 Mar 2020
- COVID-19 Update No. 18
- COVID 19 update (26 May 2020)
- COVID 19 update (17 May 2020)
- COVID 19 update (13 May 2020)
- COVID 19 update (11 May 2020)
- COVID 19 update (7 May 2020)
- COVID 19 update (5 May 2020)
- COVID 19 update (4 May 2020)
- COVID 19 update (30 Apr 2020)
- COVID 19 update (29 Apr 2020)
- COVID 19 update (28 Apr 2020)
- COVID 19 update (27 Apr 2020)
- COVID 19 update (24 Apr 2020)
- COVID 19 update (21 Apr 2020)
- COVID 19 update (20 Apr 2020)
- Personal protective equipment for contact and airborne precautions (16 Apr 2020)
- Personal protective equipment for contact and droplet precautions (16 Apr 2020)
- COVID 19 update (15 Apr 2020)
- COVID 19 update (15 Apr 2020)
- COVID 19 update (9 Apr 2020)
- COVID 19 update (6 Apr 2020)
- COVID 19 update (3 Apr 2020)
- COVID 19 update (2 Apr 2020)
- COVID 19 update (23 Mar 2020)
The current testing criteria in Tasmania can be found here.
Travellers to Tasmania, including returning residents, need to provide contact and travel details before entering the state, to help manage the risk of COVID-19 at Tasmania’s borders.
More information on border requirements to enter Tasmania can be found here.
Primary Health Tasmania
Tasmanian HealthPathway – Covid-19 link
tasmania.communityhealthpathways.org/709101.htm
Username: connecting care
Password: health
Contact Public Health Services on 1800 671 738.
People in the community can call the Public Health Hotline 1800 671 738 if they think they might have COVID-19 because they have a fever and respiratory symptoms (eg cough, sore throat) AND have recently travelled overseas or had contact with someone known to have COVID-19.
The Tasmanian Health Service has established a COVID-19 clinic in Hobart in the Repatriation Hospital. This clinic is not a walk in clinic and is only available via referral from a GP.
People in the community who think they may need testing should first contact the Public Health Hotline, on 1800 671 738. Following this assessment, they may be directed to attend the clinic for testing.
GP introduction letter – GP COVID-19 Respiratory Clinic at Derwent Park
| PHN | Phone | Website | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tasmania Primary Health | 1300 653 169 | info@primaryhealthtas.com.au | www.primaryhealthtas.com.au |
If you have any queries or are looking for the latest, up-to-date advice regarding COVID-19 in your state or territory, please contact your local PSA office.