Tag: hospitalisation

Most COVID-19 Hospital Patients Admitted for Other Health Reasons NSW Health Minister

A “reasonable proportion” of COVID-19 hospitalisations in the Australian state of New South Wales (NSW) are patients who were admitted to the hospital for other reasons but happened to test positive to routine COVID-19 virus in checks, according to the state’s Health Minister Brad Hazzard. Hazzard revealed that many of the people “hospitalised” for COVID-19…


Australian Regulatory Body Grants Approval for New COVID-19 Treatment

The Australian Therapeutic Goods and Drugs Administration (TGA) has granted provisional approval for the use of the drug tocilizumab in the treatment of COVID-19. Sold under the brand name “ACTEMRA” and produced by Roche, the drug is already an approved treatment for arthritis and inflammatory conditions and is the fourth COVID-19 treatment to be given…