Sydney hospitals stretched to ‘the brink’ as Covid crisis sidelines medical staff

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Doctors and nurses forced to isolate after being exposed to virus in hospitals, causing delays to surgeries

Sydney’s hospitals are being stretched to “the brink” as healthcare professionals continue to be sidelined by exposure to Covid, with two major hospitals reporting cases, including a fully vaccinated nurse.confirmed the nurse, who tested positive on Tuesday, works at Westmead hospital and the source of the infection was being urgently investigated.

 

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So like the one obese person in all of Australia hospitalized for covid may have to wait a few minutes for the nurse to bring them there next meat pie?

How is Oz getting the virus ? I thought they were closed to travellers and any residents returning were made to quarantine. It looks like they may finally succumb to community transmission like the UK did a long time ago... I hope they are able to keep going as they were !

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