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Texas on the verge of Covid crisis: Houston’s largest hospital’s ICU is 97% full

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A hospital in Houston, Texas, says its intensive care unit is near capacity as cases of the novel coronavirus continue to surge in The Lone Star State. Texas Medical Center (TMC), the self-declared largest medical complex in the world, said on Tuesday that 97 percent of its ICU beds are occupied. The normal occupancy rate … Read more

Expert warns Japan’s healthcare system is ‘on the verge of collapse’ because of coronavirus

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A Japanese expert who criticised the country’s response to the coronavirus warned the healthcare system is ‘on the verge of collapse’ and that the Olympics may not be able to go ahead even in 2021.  ‘The system is on the verge of collapse in many places in Japan,’ said Kentaro Iwata, a professor of infectious diseases … Read more