Ornge is bracing for the transfer of hundreds of GTA COVID-19 patients in the next two weeks. As hospitals try to make space amid the third wave, Ornge paramedics have been transferring up to 80 patients a day. Melanie Zettler has been following Ornge across the GTA for the past week.
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