ICU beds could soon be full as COVID-19 outbreak spreads

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Infectious disease expert Raina MacIntyre, head of the biosecurity research program at the University of NSW Kirby Institute, said it was difficult to predict how many ICU beds would be needed as case numbers climbed.

"ICU admissions and deaths lag behind the cases, because there is usually one week of mild symptoms," Professor MacIntyre said. READ MORE