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Thursday 5 March 2020
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Please note: There are COVID-19 public exposure sites in Bendigo. To check the latest list of sites click here
Bendigo Community Health Services has detected no cases of Coronavirus (COVID-19).
We have a plan in place should a case present to our medical clinics in line with the expectations of all health organisations.
The latest Coronavirus figures
Confirmed cases in Victoria - November 2: 105,484 (860 cases acquired locally in the last 24 hours, includes hotel quarantine cases).
Total 'active' cases: 17, 518
People in hospital: N/A
People recovered: 86,734
Deaths: 1,231 (Our thoughts are with their families and friends).
COVID test results received in Victoria: 14,205,134
Total 'active' cases in our region as listed in DHS figures:
Greater Bendigo: 233
Campaspe: 98
Central Goldfields: 11
Loddon: 3
Macedon Ranges: 108
Mount Alexander: 24
To see a more detailed report on the statistics around Victoria's Coronavirus battle click here
We can help you with a COVID-19 Vaccine
Bendigo Community Health Services is running a COVID-19 Vaccine Clinic delivering the Pfizer vaccine to City of Greater Bendigo residents aged 12 or over. Call 5406 1200 to book your place or use our online booking service to see available times. To learn more click here.
Please note - address details are checked for all appointments.
Bendigo Community Clinic: Please note we are not the Bendigo Community Clinic. This is the Bendigo Health Vaccination Centre at 113-133 Mollison Street in Bendigo. Call 1800 675 398. The centre is open 7 days and caters for a limited number of walk-ins. To see the times click here
Visiting a BCHS site
If you have any type of appointment coming up at Bendigo Community Health Services and have returned from interstate or feel unwell, have a cough or fever, runny nose, sore throat or shortness of breath or unsure about your health status, please call our Client Services staff on 5406 1200 before attending our sites. We appreciate your support.
Anyone attending our sites will need to scan a contact tracing QR Code at the door. This is a State Government regulation and we ask for your support and patience. To find out how to download the State Government app to your Smartphone so you are ready on arrival click here. If you don't have a Smartphone please see Client Services staff on arrival. Thank you. BCHS.
A screening station has been set up at the reception desks of our Eaglehawk, Kangaroo Flat site and Central sites as a Coronavirus precaution. Please stop at the reception desk on arriving at the site for screening and leaving contact tracing information.
You must wear a mask when visiting a BCHS site
Under Department of Health regulations anyone attending a BCHS site must wear a face mask.
TeleHealth or VideoHealth
Don't worry, this is as easy as answering your phone or clicking on an email link we send you. We've made a step-by-step guide to help you with a Telehealth appointment: https://bit.ly/TelehealthBCHS. Please note some calls may show as 'private number' because our staff are working from home or using a new system but it's safe to answer these. Our Kangaroo Flat site is open by appointment only. Our Central site is closed until further notice. A reduced pharmacotherapy service is operating from our Kangaroo Flat site during business hours and Fork In The Road community hub at 165-171 Hargreaves Street from 7pm Tuesday to Saturday. To see a full list of changes for all our services, programs and sites please click here
We have taken some calls from people asking if it's safe to come to an appointment. We can assure you we are following the strictest hygiene procedures and have taken every precaution to reduce the Coronavirus threat for our staff and clients. If you have any questions or concerns about an upcoming appointment, please call us on 5406 1200.
Flu shots: We are working on a plan to safely deliver flu shots through our Workplace Health nurses and our GPs. For the very latest on our flu vaccine program please click here
Coronavirus information for refugees in language: To download PDF Coronavirus information sheets and watch videos in Karen, Dari and Dinka language click here
You must wear a face mask
You must wear a face mask everywhere indoors and outdoors except inside your home in Victoria at the moment. (Valid as of July 2021).
Bandanas, scarfs and other non-mask type face coverings are now banned and you can be fined for wearing one.
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