Communicate uncertainty and prepare for the worst: learning from healthcare workers’ perceptions of an early rural hospital-centred COVID-19 outbreak response in Tasmania, Australia

Healthcare workers who experienced an early hospital-centred COVID-19 outbreak in regional Tasmania, Australia, highlighted the need for enhanced preparedness in terms of infection control training and personal protective equipment availability, adequacy and access for future outbreaks. Planning for a successful future pandemic response also should include emergency communication preparedness, planning for effective communication in a multi-institutional healthcare campus in a situation of const