Hospitals In Victoria Under Increasing Pressure as COVID-19 Outbreak Surges in Australia

Hospitals In Victoria Under Increasing Pressure as COVID-19 Outbreak Surges in Australia
Victorian Minister for Health Martin Foley addresses the media during a press conference in Melbourne, Australia, on June 25, 2021. (AAP Image/James Ross
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Three Victorian hospitals are warning people not to visit emergency departments unless “absolutely necessary” due to extreme pressure from rising COVID-19 admissions and demand for testing.

Health authorities say the state will see a rapid increase in coronavirus hospitalisations in the coming days.