A patient receiving medical care. Photo: UnSplash/ Stephen Andrews
Experts are worried that lessons learnt during the Covid pandemic are being ignored and too many people are getting sick and dying after catching the virus in healthcare settings.
Australian data estimates that between 10 and 15 percent of Covid deaths are from hospital-acquired infections.
Meanwhile, Covid policies continue to be rolled back.
RNZ's explainer editor Kaite Kenny speaks to Susie.