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Coronavirus update – July 17: Melbourne hospitals under pressure; new restrictions for NSW | 7NEWS

Extra beds are being prepared at an old Parkville hospital site, with more than 1,000 ICU beds to be established across Victoria as an influx of COVID-19 patients is expected; the Berejiklian Government is expected to announce a further limitation on indoor gatherings as cases rise from a Casula pub; and Queensland has fortified their border with New South Wales, erecting a 700 metre wall of “robust barricading” at Coolangatta.

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