This isn't new either. I had nasal surgery in late 2019, just before the 2020 lockdown commenced. Went for a 6 month follow-up in August 2020, during the supposed height of the pandemic. The ENT clinic was located in the regional hospital, the largest in the state. The place was a literal ghost town. Before the pandemic there were hundreds of patients, family members, doctors, nurses and technicians roaming the hallways on any given day. When I went for the follow-up, I saw one other patient, and only a couple of medical personnel in the hallways. Not what I would expect of a hospital that was supposed to be jammed packed to the rafters with Covid patients.