Victoria has reported another hospitalisation increase just hours before a system-wide emergency ‘code brown’ declaration begins. COVID19 7NEWS
Hospitalisations are still on an upward trend and the state is bracing for them to skyrocket in the coming weeks.
The order means each hospital will be able to postpone or defer less urgent care, while some staff may be reassigned or recalled from leave.A file image shows a paramedic moving equipment outside St. Vincent's Hospital in Melbourne.The federal government has also activated its private hospitals agreement, allowing staff to be redirected to the public system.
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