Victorians might be spending less time outside due to COVID-19 restrictions but health authorities are still urging residents to be wary of deadly thunderstorm asthma.
Ten people died during or soon after a thunderstorm asthma event in Melbourne on November 21, 2016.
Victoria’s deputy chief health officer Allen Cheng warned about the freak storm, which prompted an inquest, in a message to the public on Thursday.
A combination of high pollen levels and strong winds can trigger the phenomenon.
November is usually the peak period for the asthma event, but Dr Cheng said it could take place any time from October to December.
The Bureau of Meteorology confirmed a ‘La Nina’ over the Pacific Ocean on Tuesday, meaning Australia is likely to have a rainy spring and summer.
There is the possibility of flooding and more severe tropical cyclones than usual.
‘This is likely to mean that it is somewhat of a high risk of thunderstorms, although the pollen forecast at this stage is only that it is probably going to be moderate,‘ Dr Cheng told reporters.
Current, former or undiagnosed asthmatics and hay fever sufferers should stay indoors when high-risk epidemic thunderstorm asthma events happen, or they should have good control of their condition.
The pollen count has officially started in Vic, and this season it is especially important to manage your #hayfever and asthma, particularly in #thunderstormasthma season and during #COVID19. @TheRMH and @unimelb's Prof Jo Douglass provides some advice on how to get prepared. pic.twitter.com/pxWrFeCPCJ
— The Royal Melbourne Hospital (@TheRMH) October 1, 2020
‘If you are in any one of those groups, you should see your GP and make sure that you have an action plan in case something happens,‘ Dr Cheng said.
‘There have been a lot of changes to recommendations about medications over the last year.
‘Even if you have seen your GP, but haven’t seen them for a little while, it may be worth going back to make sure the medication you are on is appropriate.‘
Dr Cheng said concerned Victorians could check pollen count meters on the VicEmergency app and University of Melbourne website.
He assured the community that systems were ready to issue high pollen warnings and monitor hospital admissions for signs of epidemic thunderstorm asthma.
What is ‘Thunderstorm Asthma’?
- ‘Thunderstorm asthma’ is caused when a large storms sweeps pollen and irritants into the atmosphere.
- The irritants cause asthma sufferers to have an attack.
- Rain and humidity can also stir irritants that affect asthma.
More thunderstorm asthma news on Allergy Society Australia, DM, Strange Sounds and Steve Quayle.
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Constitutional questions mount: Can Donald Trump be replaced on the ballot in an election which he cannot stop – and can individual Republican states launch desperate bid to delay voting until early December or even do without it?
Trump on Thursday confirmed he and wife Melania tested positive for COVID-19
The two were forced to quarantine after Trump counselor Hope Hicks became ill
Trump is 74, putting him at higher risk of serious complications from the virus
Under normal circumstances, Pence would assume control if Trump were to become incapacitated, under the 25th Amendment
Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi, would be next in the line of succession
In an election year, the RNC could also hypothetically replace Trump on their ticket and nominate a new candidate
It is not entirely clear how or if he could be replaced on the ballot just 32 days before the election .
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Early Friday morning, two military planes, E-6B Mercuries, were spotted flying over Washington, DC and Oregon
These planes typically carry instructions from the National Command Authority to fleets of ballistic missile submarines
The flyovers occurred minutes before President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump announced they had tested positive for the coronavirus
Most military aircraft fly with their transponders off, but the two planes launched with their transponders on, allowing them to be publicly tracked
Plane spotters believe the flyover was a warning to America’s enemies to not attack and ‘a show of strength’
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