Australian Medical Association president Tony Bartone made the announcement this morning to a visibly shocked Karl Stefanovic.
The head intensive care unit nurse at Royal Melbourne Hospital has said younger people need to be aware that they are "going to die" from the virus.
A recent study out of the UK has highlighted the lesser-known symptom, which can often be the only sign of the illness.
River towns in outback NSW are being visited by hordes of Victorian tourists despite border closures and concerns of a COVID-19 outbreak.
Victoria has recorded nearly 300 cases in 24 hours, which is the biggest daily increase since the pandemic has started in Australia.
Despite doing everything right after coming back from an overseas trip, she still managed to cause a cluster of cases in her tower block.
The virus has “all the essential hallmarks of a candidate pandemic virus”, researchers said – but experts said there is no imminent threat.