Prof Raina MacIntyre says a second peak will hit New South Wales if restrictions are cut in October, when 70% of the adult population is vaccinated
Hospitals in Australia’s most populous state risk being overwhelmed by Covid-19 cases by the end of 2021 if the government’s reopening plan is executed, according to modelling from public health body OzSAGE, released on Monday.
“Once you can’t provide ICU care to people who need it, then the death rate starts to go up,” MacIntyre told reporters on a webcast. “That’s exactly what we saw in Europe last year.”
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