By Lewis Berrill @LewisBerrill Chief reporter - east London and west Essex
Princess Alexandra Hospital More patients visited A&E at the Princess Alexandra Hospital last month, with demand rising above the levels seen in March last year. NHS England figures show 8,348 patients visited A&E at The Princess Alexandra Hospital NHS Trust in March. That was a rise of 36 per cent on the 6,155 visits recorded during February, and 20% more than the 6,945 patients seen in March the previous year. All of last month s attendances were via major A&E departments – those with full resuscitation equipment and 24-hour consultant-led care. Across England, A&E departments received 1.7 million visits last month.
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Police update: Pedestrian struck by car, Wynnum
An 87-year-old woman died last night as a result of injuries sustained in a traffic crash on April 4 in Wynnum.
Investigations suggest the woman was struck by a car while crossing Tingal Road at Wynnum just after 1.30pm.
The Capalaba woman was transported to Princess Alexandra Hospital where she passed away overnight.
The driver, a 30-year-old local man, was not physically injured.
Investigations are ongoing.
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A deep clean involves cleaning objects or surfaces that may not be routinely cleaned, such as walls, ventilation ducts, curtains, carpets, and hard-to-reach places.
Philip Russo Associate Professor, Director Cabrini Monash University Department of Nursing Research, Monash University
This week, media reported that a ward at Brisbane’s Princess Alexandra Hospital was to undergo further “deep cleaning” after testing found a “COVID-19 related virus” in the ward. This was to be combined with further engineering reviews, although the ward’s isolation rooms were deemed to be functioning as expected.
What role does environmental cleaning play?
SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19, can survive on surfaces. This means if a surface is contaminated by someone with COVID-19, it is theoretically possible for other people to become infected if they touch those surfaces and then touch their nose, mouth, or eyes.
Annastacia Palaszczuk Scott Morrison - AAP
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Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk supports twice-weekly cabinet meetings to work out the nation s COVID-19 response but has doubts about whether the plan is viable.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison has called for more frequent meetings to help co-ordinate the vaccine rollout and other parts of the COVID-19 response.
Ms Palaszczuk says more meetings will ensure everyone is on the same page, but she s not certain state and territory leaders will have time to meet twice a week. It s going to be a big task to try and get everybody at the same time, in the same place, because the jobs of premiers are pretty busy, she told reporters on Thursday.