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Health Minister Greg Hunt at a press conference at Frankston Hospital in Melbourne

Health Minister Greg Hunt at a press conference at Frankston Hospital in Melbourne Source: AAP

Thousands of registered nurses will undertake government-funded online courses to prepare for deployment in intensive care wards during the coronavirus pandemic.


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By Julia Carr-Catzel, Lucy Murray

Source: SBS



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Thousands of registered nurses will undertake government-funded online courses to prepare for deployment in intensive care wards during the coronavirus pandemic.



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