The coronavirus ban on elective surgeries might show us many people can avoid going under the knife
As part of the government’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, all elective surgeries across Australia have been temporarily cancelled. Elective surgery is non-urgent surgery people choose (elect) to have: things like cataract surgery, joint replacement, tonsillectomy, hernia repair and cosmetic surgery. There are more than two million hospital admissions involving elective surgery in Australia each […]
