Coronavirus

In reply to the Hon. E.S. BOURKE (25 March 2020).

The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing): I have been advised:

The government's commitment of $45 million to cut overdue elective surgery lists put South Australia in a strong position leading in to the COVID-19 suspension of non-urgent elective surgery, with 782 on the overdue waiting list as of 1 April, compared with 1,583 as at March 2018. This meant that appropriate surgery could be undertaken within sustainable stocks of personal protective equipment.