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Sarah Booth is a health reporter at the Herald Sun. She previously worked in the masthead’s digital team and on the breaking news round.

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Barwon Health University Hospital Geelong Hospital emergency department. Picture: Alison Wynd

Infant dies as hospital wait times blowout

An infant — believed to be infected with Covid — has died in Geelong Hospital, which is currently struggling with staff shortages and a blowout in wait times.

UpdatedVictoria

MELBOURNE, AUSTRALIA - MAY 18, 2022: AMA MASKS . People are still wearing masks in Melbourne CBD as doctors plead with Victorians to start wearing masks again with cases of the flu and Covid continuing to rise ahead of winter. Picture: NCA NewsWire / David Geraghty

Australia ‘beyond mask mandates, lockdowns’

Australia’s health minister has declared the country has moved past mask mandates and lockdowns, as Victorian ministers send mixed messages.

UpdatedCoronavirus

Behind the Scenes at the Royal Melbourne Hospital ICU and COVID wards. Nurses care for patient on COVID Ward 9 West. Picture: David Caird

Covid patients’ devastatingly rapid deterioration

An ICU nurse from Melbourne’s Covid epicentre has revealed just how quickly the illness can escalate, with some patients going from sitting in a chair to saying their farewells within minutes.

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