The Omicron crisis is crippling our hospital system
The Briefing11 Jan 2022

The Omicron crisis is crippling our hospital system

Covid’s Omicron variant is running riot across the country. Some of our listeners, who are nurses, told us about the strain they’re under.

Dr Stephen Parnis works in three Melbourne emergency departments - and is the former vice president of the Australian Medical Association.

Dr Stephen tells us what it's like in the hospitals right now.

Nurses are at breaking point, doctors are working around the clock.....and it's only going to get worse, before it gets better.

On today's Briefing - the Omicron crisis is crippling our hospital system.

Todays Headlines

  • Staff shortages could cripple the economy

  • GPs say they’re turning people away

  • Half of Europe expected to contract Covid in next two months

  • Djokovic could still be deported over travel declaration form
  • Floods and cyclone in QLD and a fire in WA

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