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More Covid patients in Qld hospitals than at peak of pandemic – half from PNG
Tuesday March 23, 2021
Queensland’s policy of hospitalising all COVID-19 patients – to keep the community safe – has put the health system under unprecedented strain.
Bars and clubs have been shut down as measures are taken to slow the virus spread in Port Moresby (AAP Image/Mick Tsikas)
On the latest Australian figures, almost all COVID-19 patients in hospital are in Queensland, due to a state policy shift that requires anyone who tests positive in hotel quarantine to be admitted. It was part of a suite of reforms aimed at preventing community transmission.
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