Ministers to meet as health system buckles under new COVID-19 surge
GPs and hospitals under strain, amid clinic closures and rising case numbers
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.