CORONAVIRUS —
FORECAST CASE NUMBERS
229. Hon PETER COLLIER to the parliamentary secretary
representing the Minister for Health:
Thank you, Madam President. My
question without notice —
The PRESIDENT: Sorry, Leader
of the Opposition! You will get your turn later!
Hon PETER COLLIER: Yes! It
is a matter of time, Madam President!
The PRESIDENT: It was just a
slip.
Hon PETER COLLIER: Less than
12 months is all we have to wait. We all live in hope.
The PRESIDENT: I just
thought you needed a bit of a laugh for the afternoon, member.
Hon PETER COLLIER: We all
need a bit of a laugh at the moment.
I refer to COVID-19.
(1) Has the
minister received any updated advice from either the Western Australian
Department of Health or the commonwealth Department of Health regarding the
number of cases of COVID-19 that is likely to occur in Western Australia?
(2) If yes to (1), when was the
most recent advice received?
(3) Based on the
most recent advice, what is the forecast maximum number of cases that are
likely to occur in Western Australia?
Hon ALANNA CLOHESY
replied:
I thank the honourable member for
some notice of the question.
(1) Yes.
(2) Advice is received daily.
(3) WA Health is
monitoring the number of confirmed cases daily and following up each individual
case. The number of cases likely to occur in Western Australia is unknown, but
recent activity indicates an exponential growth. This pattern of growth in case
numbers is consistent with what has been observed overseas and in other parts
of Australia and what is known about the epidemiology of this infection.