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    Australia: COVID hospitalisations hit record high as country battles omicron surge01:50

    Australia: COVID hospitalisations hit record high as country battles omicron surge

    Australia, Melbourne
    COVID-19Society
    July 27, 2022 at 13:35 GMT +00:00 · Published

    A surge in the omicron sub-variants of COVID-19 has led to record hospitalisations across Australia.

    Ambulances were on the move outside Victoria's second-oldest hospital 'The Alfred' in Melbourne on Tuesday, as official data indicated 5,450 people were admitted to Australian hospitals on Monday.

    The situation has been further exacerbated by a lack of staff caused by the enforcement of the vaccine mandate in the health industry.

    The highly infectious BA.4 and BA.5 strains, believed to evade the immune response from previous infections or vaccinations, are blamed for driving up hospitalisations in the country.

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    A surge in the omicron sub-variants of COVID-19 has led to record hospitalisations across Australia.

    Ambulances were on the move outside Victoria's second-oldest hospital 'The Alfred' in Melbourne on Tuesday, as official data indicated 5,450 people were admitted to Australian hospitals on Monday.

    The situation has been further exacerbated by a lack of staff caused by the enforcement of the vaccine mandate in the health industry.

    The highly infectious BA.4 and BA.5 strains, believed to evade the immune response from previous infections or vaccinations, are blamed for driving up hospitalisations in the country.