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Doctors say it is becoming harder to find beds for critically ill Victorians and patients who have undergone life-saving surgery amid rising COVID-related hospitalisations, and predict the pressure will worsen before it eases.

As Victoria reported a national daily record of 1763 new COVID-19 cases and four more deaths on Tuesday, Australian Medical Association Victoria vice-president Sarah Whitelaw said the hospital system faced mounting challenges in caring for COVID and non-COVID patients.



https://www.theage.com.au/national/victo...58xei.html

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No Covid but we’re full: Qld hospitals can take no more
F`our largest hospitals in north Queensland issue ‘code yellow’ alarms, asking ambulances to divert as beds near capacity.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/