Health authorities are urging Australians to take precautionary measures as the flu is wreaking havoc across the country.
Three years since Australia’s last major flu season, Covid restrictions have played a major role in reducing transmissions.
However, with the rise of pandemic health measures in all jurisdictions, the horrible flu is returning strongly.
Royal Melbourne Hospital Emergency Director Dr Mark Putland told Australia Today’s Steve Price that we have an “imminent emergency crisis on our hands”
Royal Melbourne Hospital Emergency Director Dr Mark Putland said it was important to acknowledge that “Covid is not over, it has only changed”.
“It’s one of the many challenges in the healthcare system,” he said. “The flu is also big right now.”
“Covid … it’s not over and it’s still creating big challenges for the healthcare system.”
– Prof. Putland
Meanwhile, the Covid cases and hospitalizations in Australia and New Zealand look like this:
Western Australia
- New cases: 8,292
- Deaths by Covid: 9
- Hospital and ICU admissions: 285/6
Northern Territories
- New cases: TBA
- Covid-related deaths: TBA
- Hospital and ICU admissions: TBA
Territory of the Australian capital
- New cases: 874
- Deaths by Covid: 0
- Hospital and ICU admissions: 82/4
Queensland
- New cases: 4,169
- Deaths by Covid: 11
- Hospital and ICU admissions: 316/7
New South Wales
- New cases: 7,583
- Deaths by Covid: 23
- Hospital and ICU admissions: 1,066 / 30
Victory
- New cases: 10,204
- Deaths by Covid: 9
- Hospital and ICU admissions: 528/28
South Australia
- New cases: 2,868
- Deaths by Covid: 2
- Hospital and ICU admissions: 241/9
Tasmania
- New cases: 765
- Deaths by Covid: 1
- Hospital and ICU admissions: 42/1
New Zealand
- New cases: 7,870
- Deaths by Covid: 13
- Hospital and ICU admissions: 393/8
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