Latvia cancels planned surgeries to clear beds for COVID-19 patients
The Peninsula
The Latvian government has cancelled most planned hospital operations from Monday amid an increased need for beds and staff as COVID-19 cases climb, the Health Ministry said in a statement on Thursday.
"Epidemiological predictions suggest that hospital use of COVID-19 patients will continue to increase rapidly", the statement said.
Hospitals will continue to provide only urgent and life-saving operations, such as chemotherapy or invasive cardiac procedures, the news portal Delfi reported.
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