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HALIFAX — A senior emergency doctor in Nova Scotia says the pressures in ERs across the province are unprecedented in his career, as the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus overloads the capacity of an already fragile health system.
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'I've been an emergency physician for 22 years and I can say unequivocally I've never seen it this bad before,' said Dr. Kirk Magee
Dr. Kirk Magee has been on the job for more than 22 years. He says overcrowding in Nova Scotia hospitals has now reached historic levels.
A senior emergency doctor in Nova Scotia says the pressures in emergency rooms across the province are unprecedented in his career, as the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus overloads the capacity of an already fragile health system.