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High Covid-19 caseload in Australia sparks concern for healthcare system
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IANS | 12 May, 2022
The
state of Western Australia (WA) continues to see a spike in Covid-19
infections, which arouses concern for its healthcare system.
WA
Health recorded 16,670 new Covid-19 cases till 8 p.m. Wednesday
evening, a slight drop from Wednesday's17,033 cases, a record peak for
the state since the pandemic began in Australia in early 2020.
There
were 275 people hospitalised with eight in the intensive care unit
recorded during the same period. The state also reported a further six
deaths dating back to May 3, Xinhua news agency reported.
WA
Premier, Mark McGowan told the press on Wednesday that though the
caseload is high, the cases being hospitalisation and intensive care are
still below what was predicted.
He also highlighted the rates at which unvaccinated residents were being hospitalised.
"More
than 50 per cent of the people in hospital haven't had their third
vaccine dose, that's a large statistic, 27 per cent of people in
hospital haven't had one vaccine dose, now what that says to me is if
you're not vaccinated, you run the risk of adverse outcomes," McGowan
said.
However, the surge of Covid-19 infections still prompted
calls for a reintroduction of restrictions as there are concerns that
the state's healthcare system may be impacted.
Australian Medical
Association WA President, Mark Duncan-Smith said the state's current
infection rates were the equivalent of New South Wales, Australia's most
populous state, having more than 50,000 cases a day, according to local
media SBS News.
"There are already critical staff shortages,
critical ramping and elective surgery being canceled because ICUs are
full," he said.
Duncan-Smith also called for a return of some restrictions measures such as the mandatory indoor mask.
"Just
as it has taken a week for the numbers to go up significantly following
the reduced restrictions and dropping the mask mandate, any new public
health initiatives will take a week before they have any effect."
"In that week there is a danger that our medical system may get smashed."
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