Ministers to meet as health system buckles under new COVID-19 surge

GPs and hospitals under strain, amid clinic closures and rising case numbers
Australian Associated Press
Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler. Photo: AAP.

Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler is set to meet with state and territory counterparts to discuss reducing strain on hospitals amid a surge of COVID-19 cases.

Mr Butler said the meeting with state and territory ministers would take place this week, as the fourth wave of Omicron cases continues to pressure health systems.