Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk says it seems to be just like the state could have already confronted the worst of the present wave of COVID-19.
The forecast winter wave of mixed COVID-19 and flu has seen hospitals struggling across the nation.
“We had modelling achieved, fairly complete modelling, that confirmed the top of August could be our peak,” Palaszczuk informed Right this moment.
“Nonetheless, what we’ve got seen over the past couple of days is a decline within the hospitalisations of individuals going into hospital, in fact with COVID and with flu.
“So look, we’re going to monitor that over the following couple of days and fingers crossed, we could have been via the worst of it, however time will inform. We simply want a couple of extra days to get a deal with on these numbers.
“The premier stated hospital pressures had been being felt proper throughout the nation, and defended her determination to sink $220 million right into a devoted quarantine facility that Queensland Well being now says is pointless.
“On the time we needed to construct it, it completely was (a superb funding) as a result of we knew that there have been pressures on our lodge quarantine,” she stated.
She stated the federal government had spent $9.75 billion in its newest funds on constructing three new hospitals and increasing well being amenities all through the state.
“It’s the largest hospital increase ever,” she stated.
