Summer reading for Jan 14
Officials warn DHBs to brace for omicron surge in 2-4 weeks; Omicron peaking in US, UK and NSW; Australia set to have 10% of workforce absent; More CCCFA tales of woe
TLDR: These are nervous times and we’re all dreading the first news of community transmission of omicron. The Ministry of Health and DHBs are warning omicron’s escape from MIQ is inevitable and are bracing for a flood of cases into hospitals that are already two-thirds full with ongoing staff shortages and delayed cancer treatments.
We are far from ready…
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