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Tens of thousands could be hospitalised with coronavirus in WA
28/02/2020 9:34 am
/ 09:36
The President of the WA Branch of the Australian Medical Association is warning tens of thousands of people could potentially need hospital treatment for coronavirus – in this state alone.
Dr Andrew Miller has told Gareth Parker on Mornings Western Australia needs to start preparing now for a potential ‘tsunami’ of coronavirus cases.
He says with the Federal Government’s declaration of a pandemic our hospital system needs to prepare for the potential of tens of thousands of patients.
The says there’s a need to prepare ‘fever clinics’ where people can be tested for the virus without needing to go to their usual doctor or hospital emergency departments.
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