Public urged to avoid hospital unless ‘life might be in danger’ after record day for Sydney emergency departments

The Guardian reports that Sydney's emergency departments saw their busiest winter day on record Monday, with just under ten thousand people presenting to hospitals—about a thousand more than average. New South Wales health minister Ryan Park described it as the 'biggest ever recorded winter day in history.' Authorities are urging the public to avoid emergency rooms unless their life is at risk, as winter flu season strains the system while staff brace for what they expect will be the worst three weeks of the year.

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