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Just how stretched are our hospitals?

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As Australia grapples with its biggest outbreak yet of Covid-19, an outbreak that shows few signs of slowing, the focus is shifting to hospitalisation figures and deaths.


But even though Covid-19 wards are becoming busier, it isn’t easy to get a clear picture of just how bad things are in our hospital system.


Today, senior reporter for The Saturday Paper, Rick Morton on how our two largest states are handling the current outbreak and what might happen if things get worse.


Guest: Senior reporter The Saturday Paper, Rick Morton.


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