Health
‘There will be a cost’: Doctors fear consequences of Christmas mixing amid ‘wall-to-wall’ COVID patients – Yahoo News Australia
Experts pleaded for people to follow coronavirus rules on New Year’s Eve as fears continue about the pressure the NHS is under.
Medical experts have warned of a “cost” from Christmas mixing amid reports of “wall-to-wall” COVID cases. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein)
Senior medical experts have warned of the cost of households mixing in the festive period after doctors and nurses spent Christmas Day attending to wall-to-wall coronavirus patients.
Dr Katherine Henderson, the president of the Royal College of Emergency Medicine, said the NHS will cope with a rise in cases but at the price of stopping non-COVID activities.
She pleaded…
-
Noosa News15 hours agoReubhan Ralph identified as man behind terrifying childcare centre incident in Peregian Springs on the Sunshine Coast
-
General14 hours agoPolice say new leads being pursued after baby’s body found in Alexander Heights stormwater drain
-
General21 hours agoQueensland announced as 2027 Women’s Softball World Cup host in first Australian event since 1965
-
Noosa News24 hours agoInquest into Rosemarie Campbell’s death three days after gastric bypass surgery hears of ‘massive loss’ to family