Legislative Council Fifty-Fourth Parliament, Second Session (54-2) 54 2 Parliament of South Australia Legislative Council published Question Time Viral Respiratory Disease Pandemic Response Plan Viral Respiratory Disease Pandemic Response Plan The Hon. K.J. MAHER Legislative Council Leader of the Opposition Viral Respiratory Disease Pandemic Response Plan The Hon. K.J. MAHER (Leader of the Opposition) (14:40): Supplementary, and this may be one that the minister is not aware of in the response plan and has to take on notice as well: has a new triage system for our hospital emergency departments been established as per the response plan? The Hon. S.G. WADE Legislative Council Minister for Health and Wellbeing Viral Respiratory Disease Pandemic Response Plan The Hon. S.G. WADE (Minister for Health and Wellbeing) (14:40): We have over 60 hospitals, so I am happy to take on notice that aspect. Let's be clear: ED triaging has fundamentally changed as a result of this coronavirus pandemic. I am reminded of talking to clinicians who are involved in the Flinders Medical Centre coronavirus response, and they were making the point that there are a lot more people who are seen through the dedicated coronavirus clinics who are diagnosed with other conditions—nothing to do with COVID-19. So in many respects we have what I suggest are almost parallel EDs: an ED for respiratory conditions (COVID-19 and others) and an ED for people who do not have respiratory conditions, whether that is COVID-19 or others. The triaging is certainly changing, both by design and by default.