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The Guardian - AU
The Guardian - AU
National
Sarah Martin

‘Chaos’: Australian doctors call for renewed focus on Covid-19 as winter sets in

Nurses moving a bed with motion blur
Doctors are warning that this winter will be ‘the worst it has ever been’ with Covid and flu season increasing demand on an already stressed health system. Photograph: Christopher Hopkins/The Guardian

Australia’s peak medical body is calling for Anthony Albanese to revive national cabinet’s focus on the Covid-19 pandemic, warning that this winter will be “the worst it has ever been” for the country’s overburdened health network.

Facing a deadly flu season along with the ongoing spread of Covid, the Australian Medical Association says that the country’s hospital system is already struggling to cope with surging demand as a result of workforce shortages.

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