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The Canberra Times
The Canberra Times
National
Lanie Tindale

Canberra cancer clinic slowed, 150 healthcare staff furloughed due to COVID-19

Specialist clinics across Canberra's health system are being closed on a daily basis to deal with staffing shortages, as one cancer clinic had to drastically curb its services last week with key workers off.

The health system is dealing with extraordinary demand at the moment, as COVID hospitalisations remain high. There were 90 patients in hospital with the virus on Monday night, including three in intensive care and two were receiving ventilation.

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