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‘We are absolutely in crisis’: Sydney’s health workers on whether the system is coping under Covid | Joseph Freeman and Alexandra Martiniuk
Sydney health professionals are reporting a lack of staff and have blunt messages for the NSW premier and PM
We spoke, promising anonymity, to health professionals across Sydney ranging from managers to doctors, nurses, allied health and paramedics. They work in emergency departments (ED), Covid-19 wards, regular wards and allied health (eg physiotherapy, social work). We asked them how the health system is coping.
Currently, there are 1,207 active Covid-19 cases in New South Wales hospitals with 236 requiring support in intensive care units (ICUs). The effective reproduction rate is currently less than 1, signalling the likely decline of the curve (while restrictions remain).
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