Private hospital group Mediclinic International has again scrapped its dividend as it seeks to preserve cash in the face of plunging profits and the uncertainty created by the coronavirus pandemic.

It reported an 83% drop in headline earnings per share (HEPS) for the six months to September 30, which fell to 2.4p compared with 14.2p in the corresponding period in 2019...

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