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COVID-19 outbreak in North-West could impact LGH

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Updated July 2 2021 - 1:48am, first published April 12 2020 - 5:30pm
UNPRECEDENTED: The North West Regional Hospital in Burnie will be temporarily closed because of a coronavirus outbreak.
UNPRECEDENTED: The North West Regional Hospital in Burnie will be temporarily closed because of a coronavirus outbreak.

Launceston General Hospital would only be used to treat patients from closed North-West Coast hospitals if their conditions were serious enough to need transfer, Chief Medical Officer Tony Lawler confirmed on Sunday.

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