An important message from DA

Hello,

On behalf of DA, I want to reassure all of our members that we are closely monitoring the Coronavirus situation and its possible impact.

As the situation is constantly evolving, the most up to date advice and information pertaining to high performance environments can be found at the AIS webpage. This is an excellent resource. It is updated regularly and provides information in a number of areas, including travelling to sporting events, athletes arriving or returning to Australia, and FAQ’s relating to COVID-19 (Coronavirus).

The website also links to other sources of information including the Australian Government Department of Health and WHO situation reports.

In addition to this information, can I ask everyone to follow these further guidelines in order to keep us all as healthy as possible. Until further notice, could you please not attend diving events or meetings with others etc if -

• You have been in any of the declared zones in the past two weeks (check here and include high / moderate risk zones)

• Have been in contact with anyone who has been travelling in those zones, or concerned you have been in contact with anyone that has Coronavirus

• Have the slightest sniffle, cold etc.

If in any doubt, please err on the side of caution as much as possible.

In addition, we ask everyone to practice high levels of hygiene health (washing hands, sneezing into tissues, not touching your face, using sanitizer etc) which are widely considered by health experts to be key to disease prevention and management. We also ask that we avoid physical contact (shaking hands etc). We want to circumvent as much as possible a situation where we can spread any virus, or one where we have high numbers of people needing to isolate at the same time.

With that said, I want to let you know that, at this stage, our upcoming National Championships’ (Age, Opens and Elite Juniors) will still be going ahead. Please take into account the above in assessing your attendance at these events. Obviously, if anything changes in relation to these events or otherwise, we will update you accordingly.

Please know that the health and safety of our members and stakeholders is of paramount importance. We will continue to seek, and take, the best advice we can from our Chief Medical Officer and the AIS /AOC.

Thank you for your support of diving and if you have any questions or comments, please do not hesitate to get in contact with me.

David Bell

david@diving.org.au