COVID-19 Coronavirus Update with Dr Astrid Arellano - Infectious Disease Physician

MediTalk Podcast

If you would have told me in January this year that by March people all around the world would be affected by a virus from a bat. Whereby, hundreds of thousands of lives would be lost and people’s livelihoods taken away from them and life as we know it would be significantly changed - I just wouldn’t have believed you! Some days it just feels so surreal that in such a short period of time human beings all around the world are experiencing so much change to our day to day lives, all at the same time. Well today on Meditalk I speak with Dr Astrid Arellano an Infectious Disease Specialist at St John of God Hospital in Subiaco, who will help us make sense of it all and provide us with some much needed practical advice & share her knowledge on what we now call COVID-19. In the interview Dr Arellano explains some of the terminology we are hearing in the media such as; 'flattening of the curve', what exactly does that mean and how does it affect us? Since COVID-19 we now see people at the shops wearing masks and gloves - should we all be doing this? And when you go to the shops can you become infected by COVID-19 buy handling of fruit, vegetables and items from the shelf & from the shopping trolley? Can we contract COVID-19 from our online deliveries? Can we contract COVID-19 from other animals like the family dog? Can you suffer from COVID-19 twice? Should we be having the flu shot this year? What is the treatment for COVID-19? How long before a vaccine? Why are some people suffering mild symptoms of COVID-19 and other people are fighting for their life in ICU? When will this virus end? If you want to attain some quality and practical information on COVID-19 please take the time to listen to Dr Arellano answer these questions and many more. A big thank you to St John of God Hospital in Subiaco and Dr Arellano for all your support in co-ordinating this special episode of Meditalk. If you feel this podcast episode was of value to you please share with others that this information may help ease their mind during a time of great anxiety and concern. For more information on Dr Astrid Arellano and on COVID-19 here are some useful links: Dr Astrid Arellano: www.sjog.org.au/find-a-doctor/search-results/a/r/e/l/arellano-astridveronica-subiaco www.doctorastrid.com www.who.int/health-topics/coronavirus#tab=tab_1 www.health.gov.au ww2.health.wa.gov.au/Articles/A_E/Coronavirus www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html 'Stay safe, stay informed and stay well - We can fight this disease together.' To listen to more MeditalkPodcast episodes visit: www.meditalk.com.au Thank you for taking the time to support and listen to MeditalkPodcast :-)