Hospitals suspending elective procedures to increase capacity of Covid wards

Ljubljana, 2 November - The majority of Slovenian hospitals will suspend all elective procedures as they move to increase the capacity of overflowing Covid-19 wards, it was agreed at a meeting Tuesday featuring hospital directors and the Health Ministry, which came in the midst of a rapidly surging wave of infections.

Maribor Scenes from UKC Maribor's ward which treats Covid-19 patients. Photo: UKC Maribor File photo

Maribor
Scenes from UKC Maribor's ward which treats Covid-19 patients.
Photo: UKC Maribor
File photo

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