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I work in pharmacy (main pharmacy, emergency and cancer clinic). Just on Saturday, we had a large number of people be admitted to hospital that weren't related to covid cases. Surgeries have picked up and so have other things that were back logged during the shut down. I can't speak to other hospitals/ICU units as I am not actively seeking out this information.
Again, like I said above, it isn't the covid cases at the moment that are making us busy. It's the regular things that happen, working through the backlog, as well as managing all the precautions needed to prevent any sort of outbreak occurring in the hospital. Having worked in my current hospital for about 7 years now, I can tell you honestly that it feels like the usual winter rush minus all the visitors roaming around the place.
I don't know what the magic number will be that will cause a full shutdown. That'll be up to the health authorities. All I can do is encourage people to do the right thing and go on with their lives with the recommended precautions. It's really going to suck if the irresponsible ones cause another stoppage but I can't blame the people in charge for taking the necessary steps (if required) to take control of the situation.
side note: lots of psych cases lately, probably more than usual. this is causing a lot of issues too (limited capacity, reallocated resources, added stress, etc). Oh, and there's also on going renovations both planned and unplanned.
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