Queensland doctors say the state urgently needs 1,500 more hospital beds as they call for urgent action ahead of borders easing to COVID-19 hotspots from Monday.
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Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has commended the "great effort" of Queenslanders after the Sunshine State recorded zero local COVID-19 cases on Wednesday - as she called on the federal government for "collaboration" over its health system.
Health experts have warned Queensland hospitals are already under immense pressure, fearing “we’re not going to cope” if the Sunshine State is rocked with a coronavirus outbreak like in New South Wales and Victoria.
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