A lung specialist from a Sydney hospital has painted a concerning picture of the under-pressure health system amid the rapid spread of the Omicron strain of COVID-19.
Hospitalisations in New South Wales and Victoria continue to grow day-on-day with more than 100 residents admitted to hospital over the space of a 24-hour period.
“New South Wales hospital staff have got two years of experience with managing the challenges of COVID-19, we've got really remarkably sophisticated treatments for COVID-19 now,” Dr Morgan said. “It's really hard on us and it's really hard on the people of New South Wales because this is leading to some delayed diagnosis some longer waiting times for everything and a huge burden on our community as we try to keep everything ticking over.
Dr Morgan said vaccine rollout was therefore critical in reducing hospitalisations as the vast amount of people presenting to hospital were the most vulnerable and those who were not fully vaccinated. “I think in the last 24 hours, and I've been on call for the 24 hours, there were more than 2,500 patients admitted to hospital.”
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