Medical experts have called on policy-makers to ramp up their COVID-19 response as the winter omicron wave continues to put Australia's health system under strain. 9News
response as the winter omicron wave continues to put Australia's health system under strain.
The country's two largest states are dealing with their highest level of hospitalisations since February, but Victoria's Australian Medical Association President, Dr Roderick McRae, said the situation is about to get much worse."It's a massive problem."He called on increased health restrictions to be implemented immediately to help healthcare workers battle spiking case numbers.
"Yet again I call on the Victorian Minister for Health to review the decision about the limited range of mask mandates in circumstances where we know there is massive transmission of a highly transmissible virus," McRae said. "The health care workers are holding the hose like bush firefighters and a lot of other policy decisions are pouring kerosene on the fire on the other side.recorded 9630 new cases of COVID-19 on Sunday, with 760 people receiving care in hospital.has recorded 10,198 cases of COVID-19 in the last 24-hour reporting period.
The state currently has more than 2000 people undergoing treatment in hospital, with 63 people in intensive care.Rising cases across the country led to the federal government on Saturday
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