BREAKING: Victoria has recorded 7224 new Covid cases and 19 deaths as the state prepares to make a major change to rules at hospitals.
There are 487 people hospitalised with 79 in intensive care and 20 on ventilators.Victoria has reported 7224 new Covid-19 cases on Saturday. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Daniel Pockettcode brown restrictions are set to end on MondayThe restrictions — which aimed to ease pressure by streamlining emergency management systems due to the high number of Covid patients — were put in place in mid-January following Victoria’s Omicron peak.
Once the code was triggered, hospitals were able to postpone staff members’ leave, redeploy workers to areas of urgent need and redistribute hospital resources.“It’s important that those pressing cases get dealt with first, but of course if you’re that person waiting, everything is important and critical,” he said.
Health Minister Martin Foley announced on Friday that the state’s code brown will end on Monday. Picture: NCA NewsWire / Ian Currie
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