14/03/2020
Cardinal Stepinac Village takes infection control very seriously, and we have effective measures in place regardless of the current infection, as is with covid - 19 currently. We also receive daily updates from the department of health, from whom we take direction. So far we have asked those with signs and symptoms of the cold and flu, and those who have recently come back from at risk countries not to visit the facility, now as per the most recent announcement below, we ask everyone, in the interest of our most vulnerable to refrain from visiting CSV unless essential.
"The World Health Organization (WHO) has announced that COVID-19 is a pandemic.
Currently, Australia does not have widespread community transmission of COVID-19. To help slow the spread, the Australian Government has advised, effective from Monday 16 March, that organised, non-essential gatherings should be limited to 500 people.
Non-essential meetings or conferences of critical workforces, such as health care professionals and emergency services, should also be limited. This advice does not include workplaces, schools, universities, shops, supermarkets, public transport and airports.
To protect vulnerable Australians, the Government has also advised reducing visitors to all residential aged care facilities and remote Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander communities."
