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Brisbane hospital COVID ward still shut as engineers probe airflow – Brisbane Times
A ward at Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital remains closed more than a month after a COVID-positive patient infected three health staff.
A ward at Brisbanes Princess Alexandra Hospital remains closed, more than a month after a COVID-positive patient infected three health staff.
Two nurses working on the 5D ward contracted the virus from a man who had returned from India, sparking two separate community clusters that forced greater Brisbane into lockdown just before Easter.
Two virus clusters both emerged in the PA Hospital ward where it cares for COVID patients.Credit:Getty
The patient also unknowingly infected a junior doctor who…
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