COVID: ICU bed shortage in Germany is imminent, doctors warn
18 April 2021 |
12:04 pm
Intensive care doctors are stepping up the pressure: During the current third wave of the COVID-19 pandemic, ICUs are filling fast. Is Germany's health system stretched to its limits?
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