A hospital in Melbourne's north conducts a deep a clean of its emergency department after seven staff members test positive to coronavirus over the last five days.
Seven staff from Victoria's busiest emergency department have tested positive to COVID-19 over the last five days.Sources from the hospital told the ABC only ambulances with code one emergencies were being taken to the hospital's emergency room
A spokesperson from the Northern Hospital in Epping said extensive contact tracing was underway following the positive test results, and added the hospital's emergency department was undergoing a deep clean.Non-urgent elective surgeries and outpatient appointments have been postponed to free up capacity at the hospital, which will allow the emergency department to remain open.
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