Two members of the ADF are confirmed to have contracted the COVID-19 virus.
Having tested positive to COVID-19, they have been isolated. Efforts to trace any contact are focussed on the two officers travelling to a meeting at Defence Headquarters, Russell, ACT on 28 February 2020.
Defence is cooperating with NSW and ACT Health authorities to contact, isolate, test and support persons involved.
As a precautionary measure to address the increasing risk of COVID-19 infection within Defence and the general community, any Defence personnel and those working in Defence establishments who present with cold/flu like symptoms will remove themselves from the workplace and arrange with their local health centre or GP for testing for COVID-19.
Furthermore, all ADF, Defence APS and contractors contacted by State or Federal Health authorities as part of COVID-19 case tracking, will provide all assistance possible.
There are currently 40 confirmed cases of coronavirus in NSW and 74 nationally. 22 of these cases are reported to have recovered and 3 have died, including one case from the Diamond Princess cruise ship in Japan and one at an aged care facility, with details pending on the third.