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Monday, September 21, 2020
From the Liveblog of
Monday, September 21, 2020
Health Ministry chief instructs hospitals to halt non-essential surgeries
Add ToI as a Preferred Source on GoogleHealth Ministry Director-General Chezy Levy has warned hospital managers in a letter that the country is at “a time of emergency” and has instructed them to halt all non-urgent surgeries.
He also calls on them to train further staff for work in coronavirus wards, amid expectations of a surge in serious cases.
He says the the current period is “one of the most complicated in the history of the health system,” and urges hospital chiefs to behave responsibly.
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