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Health
By Samantha Dick, Sarah Spina-Matthews and Alicia Perera

Rising flu cases increasing pressure on chronically stretched NT health system

Health workers at Royal Darwin Hospital work hard to keep up with demand. (ABC News: Che Chorley)

A steep rise in influenza cases across the Northern Territory is exacerbating ongoing staff and bed shortages at hospitals, with hundreds hospitalised and patients being flown in from remote communities for treatment. 

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