COVID-19 Resources
Current COVID-19 Alerts in Queensland
- Information about Queensland’s Public Health Directions is available from Queensland Health
- Read the Plain English – Public Health Alert COVID-19 1 April 2021 – Restrictions for all of Queensland
- Roadmap to easing restrictions – Qld Health
- Check contact tracing locations here.
Recordings of videos/audio in language explaining these restrictions across Queensland:
Dr Jeannette Young (Chief Health Officer) – Queensland Health answers some questions from multicultural communities about the current restrictions across Queensland from 12pm (midday) AEST 1 April 2021 to 15 April 2021 – Watch it here.
Read the full transcript here.
Translated directions about the new public Health direction from April 1st, 2021 will be available soon from Qld Health here.
Government Information
Queensland
- A one-stop shop for Queenslanders www.covid19.qld.gov.au
- COVID-19 information for Queensland clinicians – Qld Health
- For Government updates, refer to Queensland Health
- Factsheet – COVIDSafe Chinese New Year 2021. Queensland Health.
Federal
- Federal Health Department
- Department of Social Services – Coronavirus (COVID-19) information and support
- Department of Home Affairs (For travel restrictions and visa related information)
- Australian Government portal (For the latest updates and advice from government agencies across Australia)
Translated Resources/video/plain English - For community
Queensland Resources
- Queensland Health – Information for multicultural communities – Translated resources coronavirus (COVID-19) and changing restricitons in Queensland
- QACC Radio – Audio messages in some African languages
- Queensland Government – Domestic and Family Violence translated resources
- Queensland Health – Information for families of people in aged care and disability care receiving a COVID-19 vaccination – translated fact sheets
Federal
- COVID-19 Vaccine information in your language – Australian Government Department of Health
- COVID-19 Vaccine information in Easy Read resources – Australian Government Department of Health
- Translated consent forms for the vaccine are also available here.
- Translated consent forms for the vaccine are also available here.
- Australian Government Department of Health – Use language search function on left
- Department of Home Affairs
Other Links
- SBS – COVID-19 Vaccine – Rollout Plan – Video in English and some languages
- My Aus COVID-19 App – A free resource for Australia’s culturally and linguistically diverse communities about COVID-19, its impact and available support (there is a Queensland page). The MyAus COVID-19 app supports access to information, including short animations in line with governement advice.
- Health Translations– lists resources by language and regularly updated.
- Humans Like Us– Videos and resources in languages
- SBS online portal provides information in languages
- CORONAVIRUS explained in your language– SBS
- Australian Red Cross
- NSW Government Department of Health
- AMES Australia (videos in many languages)
- CHC Pediatric Refugee Clinic (AZ) – videos in ten languages (English, Spanish, Arabic, Burmese, French, Karen, Kirundi, Maay Maay, Somali, Swahili) with basic COVID-19 information
- Culture Orientation Resource Exchange – videos in multiples languages
- NDIS and disaster response – Translated Resources
- Aged Care and Health Translations
- Developed by Catholic Care – Audio information in Kurdish Kurmanji language about COVID-19.
- Rohingya – Washing hands video (subtitles in English) – UNICEF
- Advice on managing distress – Red Cross information for communities after a distressing event, in 7 languages.
- Tzu Chi Australia – provide daily updates on the situation of Coronavirus in Australia in English and Chinese.
Please be mindful that some resources developed by other states have state-specific information.
Telehealth
Audio and video about Telehealth are available in some languages here.
Covid-19 Testing
Getting a COVID-19 test – English script (Developed by Metro South Health: Health Equity and Access Unit)
AUDIO/VIDEO IN LANGUAGE
KAREN – Watch the video here.
Audio messages about testing in some African languages see QACC Radio.
- Should I get tested for coronavirus (COVID-19)?
- How can I get tested?
- How much will the test cost?
- What should I bring?
- How is the test done?
- When will I know the result of my test?
- Need interpreter or other language support?
Please note the script refers to testing centres in Metro South area but for a full list of where to get COVID 19 testing across Queensland see Queensland Health.
For an Easy English version of what happens when you get tested see a pictorial version from NSW Health here.
Translated resources to manage mental well being and COVID-19
- Mental health support for COVID-19 – A dedicated page with links to mental health supports.
- Supporting and reassuring children around the world – By Mind Heart in some languages (This short book supports children under the age of 7, regarding COVID-19).
- Advice on managing distress – Australian Red Cross – for communities, parents and caregivers after a distressing event, available in seven languages. Download here.
- Relaxation videos for African communities in language:
Easy English Resources
- Easy English COVID 19 Resources – Access Easy English
- How to protect yourself against COVID-19 – World Health Organization (video)
- Food and healthy eating during COVID-19 – Metro South Health (English and pictorial)
Services and Support
- If you are concerned – For health advice, including on over-the-phone nurse assessment of your symptoms call 13 HEALTH (13 43 25 84). If you require translating or interpreting services, call 131 450.
- Multicultural Connect Line – Queensland-wide service for people from multicultural backgrounds whose lives have been affected by COVID-19. Ph. 1300 079 020
- If you are in quarantine and need help with delivery of essential food and medications, call the Queensland Community Recovery hotline on 1800 173 349
- Health Direct Coronavirus hub
- Coronavirus response: Resources for families
COVID-19 Vaccine Information
- COVID-19 Vaccine – Department of Health – Information in your language
- COVID-19 Vaccine information in Easy Read resources – Australian Government Department of Health
- The Department of Health – COVID-19 vaccines – Is it true?
- Department of Home Affairs – Factsheet on misinformation and truths about Coronavirus available in 63 languages
- SBS – COVID-19 Vaccine – Rollout Plan – Video in Plain English and some languages
- AusVaxSafety – national vaccine safety system.
- Translated consent forms for the vaccine are available here.
- Queensland Health – Information for families of people in aged care and disability care receiving a COVID-19 vaccination – translated fact sheets
- Watch people talk about receiving their COVID-19 vaccine shot in Queensland
- Want to make a video diary about getting the COVID-19 vaccine to share with the Queensland community? Follow these Video Diary Guidelines and complete this Photo and video Permission Form
- Important notice regarding vaccinations for interpeters and demonstrating eligibility
Resources to manage mental well being and Covid-19
- Mental health support for COVID-19 – A dedicated page with links to mental health supports.
- Head to Health
- FACE COVID – How To Respond Effectively To The Corona Crisis – a video by Dr. Russ Harris – Acceptance Commitment Therapy
- How to work with anxiety during COVID 19 – video from the NICABM (National Institue for the Clinical Application of Behavioral Medicine)
- Podcasts for children – ABC Coronacast
Past webinars for Multicultural Leaders
- Feb 3, 2021 – COVID 19 Vaccination – Recording of presentation by Dr Jeannette Young (CHO – Qld Health) to Multicultural Community Leaders, Brisbane – WATCH IT HERE. Download the TRANSCRIPT HERE
- January 11, 2021 – Recording of presentation by Dr Jeannette Young (CHO – Qld Health) to Multicultural Community Leaders, Brisbane – WATCH IT HERE.
- Transcript of Dr Jeannette Young addressing Multicultural Community Leaders – Jan 11th
- July 29, 2020 – Multicultural Communities Zoom Webinar notes
More information about restrictions available from the Queensland Government here.
Other Information – COVID-19
- Fatwa Coronavirus (COVID-19) Vaccine Fatwa– Australian National Imams Council – “Based on what was conveyed by the trusted Muslim doctors and medical experts, the vaccine for the Coronavirus (COVID-19) is permissible according to the Islamic law as there is no known religious harm attributed to being vaccinated nor does it contain any forbidden substances.”
- Resources for families (Australian Institute of Family Studies)
- Summary of NRAAG Consultation Outcomes Report – This report consolidates community feedback on the gaps, challenges and barriers in light of COVID-19 rapid responses.
- Society of Refugee Healthcare Providers – Resources including links to videos in multiple languages
- Frequently asked questions for parents – Qld Government
- eSafety Commissioner – online safety advice and resources, including podcasts in other languages
- COVID-19 Update for refugees and people seeking asylum – Refugee Council Australia
- Health Literacy Insights for Health Crises Kim Parson, Humana; Marin P. Allen, PhD, National Institutes of Health; Wilma Alvarado-Little, MA, MSW, Alvarado-Little Consulting; Rima Rudd, ScD, MSPH, Harvard School of Public Health July 17, 2017