Information portal launched to give specific COVID-19 information to older Australians
23 Mar 2020
Council on the Ageing (COTA) Australia and the Australian Government today released an information resource to give specific information to older Australians and a clear place to find practical information and strategies for mitigating the impact of COVID-19 on vulnerable populations.
COTA Australia Chief Executive, Ian Yates, said many older people are understandably anxious about COVID-19 (Coronavirus) and need clear, simple information about the risks and precautions they should take, while at the same time continuing to live their lives as normally as possible.
COTA Australia has launched www.cota.org.au/covid19 as a portal of information that will provide links to trusted sources of information from various official Government resources. In addition, COTA will try to provide relevant information about day-to-day living such as updates on initiatives by local supermarkets as they become known.
“We thank the Government for co-designing a clear fact sheet for older Australians with COTA Australia. We hope our web page’s additional information will help older Australians to get additional accurate information relevant to them.
“One area the Fact Sheet includes thanks to the work of ScamWatch.gov.au is to remind older Australians that sadly there are scams occurring. COTA will also provide as up to date information as we can about the initiatives of supermarkets to ensure older Australians have access to basic necessities and relevant reminders on consumer laws for people who have been forced to cancel tickets and holidays.”
Mr Yates said the website information would be continually updated as new information becomes available.
Go to URL: www.cota.org.au/covid19
