Czech Republic warns hospitals near ‘total exhaustion’ in Covid battle
After success in curbing the spread of Covid-19 in 2020, the central European nation now joins Slovakia in asking for help as its health crisis worsens
Prague — The Czech medical system is nearing “total exhaustion” as coronavirus patients overwhelm intensive-care units, forcing hospitals to curb other care and consider seeking help from neighbouring countries, a government official said on Tuesday.
The central European nation has turned from one of the continent’s most successful in containing the pandemic in 2020 into one of the worst-hit in terms of Covid-19 cases and deaths per capita. The escalating health crisis, repeated lockdowns and political infighting are hurting the popularity of billionaire Prime Minister Andrej Babis eight months before elections...
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