Abstract

Cairns Hospital in Far North Queensland has a catchment area of approximately 14, 900 square kilometres. The prevalence of cardiovascular disease in Far North Queensland is higher than that of the rest of Australia. The first case of COVID-19 in Australia was on 25 January 2020 and on 22 March 2020, the Australian Government issued strict social distancing restrictions along with the “stay home stay safe campaign.” We assessed the impact of COVID-19 and the public health campaign on cardiac admissions to the Cairns Hospital.

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