IN FULL: Elective surgeries paused with ICU numbers set to rise | ABC News

The Northern Territory is pausing elective surgeries to cope with an anticipated extra demand for ICU beds as COVID cases approach a peak, Chief Minister Michael Gunner says. The Territory has announced 1,306 new cases of COVID-19, with 148 people requiring care in hospital. Subscribe: http://ab.co/1svxLVE Read more here: https://ab.co/3siTUxQ ABC News provides around the clock coverage of news events as they break in Australia and abroad, including the latest coronavirus pandemic updates. It's news when you want it, from Australia's most trusted news organisation. For more from ABC News, click here: https://ab.co/2kxYCZY Watch more ABC News content ad-free on iview: https://ab.co/2OB7Mk1 Go deeper on our ABC News In-depth channel: https://ab.co/2lNeBn2 Like ABC News on Facebook:   / abcnews.au   Follow ABC News on Instagram:   / abcnews_au   Follow ABC News on Twitter:   / abcnews   Note: In most cases, our captions are auto-generated. #ABCNews #ABCNewsAustralia