COVID-19, the name of the disease that is caused by the Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus-2 (SARS-CoV-2). This is a new virus recently identified in Wuhan, China. Currently there are seven types of Coronavirus that are known to infect humans, four of those commonly circulate in the community and generally result in minor illness such as the common cold. The remaining two are associated with significant illness being Middle Eastern Respiratory Syndrome Coronavirus (MERS-CoV) and Severe Acute Respiratory Virus (SARS). (https://ais.gov.au/health-wellbeing/covid-19#covid-19_and_sport_faq)

Covid-19 has affected the way in which we conduct shooting within Australia and therefore Tasmania.

In order to keep ourselves and our wider community safe there are guidelines we are all required to adhere to (see below).

• TCTA Return to Sport Plan, approved by Tasmania Sport and Recreation and accepted by all clubs on the 20/6/20

• Also the ACTA guidelines are another requirement for clubs

• Suggested, but not limited to, signage for clubs to display and use

Useful links

• https://ais.gov.au/health-wellbeing/covid-19#ais_framework_for_rebooting_sport

• ACTA COVID Guidelines

• Roadmap to a COVIDSafe Australia

• https://ais.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0008/730376/35845_AIS-Framework-for-rebooting-sport_FA.pdf

• https://coronavirus.tas.gov.au/