Coronavirus Australia live: Remdesivir approved as first Australian virus treatment option

The first Australian treatment option for COVID-19 has been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration, but it won't be available to everyone who gets the virus. 

Remdesivir has been approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration as the first Australian treatment option for severe cases of COVID-19.

 

 

 

 

However it can only be used in adults and adolescents in hospital with severe infections. It will not be available to people unless they are "severely unwell, requiring oxygen or high level support to breathe, and in hospital care," the agency warned. 

It comes as NSW Health Minister Brad Hazzard flagged a "troubling" virus case where a Victorian man tested positive for COVID-19 after travelling to Sydney's south. The man drove from Melbourne only July 7 and reportedly stayed in a caravan park in the Sutherland area. 

Meanwhile two new COVID-19 cases were linked to a Sydney pub, sparking fears of a possible outbreak. Chief medical officer Kerry Chant said there is a "strong possibility" the two cases were picked up from another person who was at the pub in Casula that day.

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Australia has recorded a total 9169 cases of COVID-19, with 3278 in New South Wales, 3379 in Victoria, 1068 in Queensland, 443 in South Australia, 630 in Western Australia, 228 in Tasmania, 113 in the Australian Capital Territory and 30 in the Northern Territory.

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