澳大利亚为护士提供免费的在线培训，帮助他们在冠状病毒前线作战

澳大利亚为护士提供免费的在线培训，帮助他们在冠状病毒前线作战

The federal government will spend up to AUD$1 million to enable as many as 1000 eligible registered nurses to undertake an online refresher course on acute nursing care, including guidelines on COVID-19 infection control.

联邦政府将投入高达100万澳元的资金，使多达1000名符合条件的注册护士能够参加关于急性护理的在线进修课程，包括关于covid19感染控制的指导方针。

Health Minister Greg Hunt and Chief Nursing Officer Alison McMillan warned that coronavirus infections would only increase.

卫生部长格雷格·亨特和首席护理官艾莉森·麦克米兰警告说，冠状病毒感染只会增加。

"Despite swift action by Australian governments, the number of Covid-19 cases will continue to grow," they said in a joint statement today.

他们今天在一份联合声明中说：“尽管澳大利亚政府迅速采取行动，但Covid-19病例的数量将继续增加。”。

"It is likely that unprecedented demand for health care will put pressure on our health system and health professionals, especially doctors and nurses whose work is vital to protecting and saving lives."

“对医疗保健的空前需求可能会给我们的卫生系统和卫生专业人员带来压力，特别是医生和护士，他们的工作对保护和挽救生命至关重要。”

The funding is part of a AUD$2.4 billion government health package announced in response to the coronavirus.

这笔资金是政府为应对冠状病毒而宣布的24亿澳元医疗计划的一部分。

The number of Covid-19 infections in Australia has been doubling every four days and reached 2136 yesterday, alarming health authorities and sparking further shutdowns.

澳大利亚的covid19感染病例每4天就增加一倍，昨天达到2136例，这让卫生当局感到担忧，并引发了进一步的停工。