Byron Bay Covid patients left behind curtains as hospital ‘crippled’ by depleted resources
Lack of isolation rooms left one patient waiting almost two days to be moved to the region’s designated coronavirus facility
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Staff at the hospital serving tourist mecca Byron Bay in northern New South Wales say the facility is under “extreme strain”, with Covid-positive patients left in bays behind curtains and one patient waiting 45 hours to be transported to the region’s designated Covid hospital.
As many as 100 people a day are arriving at the Byron Central hospital, stretching staff already depleted by Covid-forced absences. The Byron area had a double-vaccination rate of about 85% as of 20 December, one of the lowest in NSW.
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