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25% of medical staff at regional hospital in Blagoevgrad is with Covid-19

published on 11/23/20 2:08 PM

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More than 25% of the medical staff working on the front line in the fight in the Blagoevgrad Regional Hospital, which operates as a Covid-19 hospital, are infected with coronavirus. Many of the medical professionals also have developed complications.

The director of the hospital, Dr. Ogyan Mitev, has announced that all beds in the hospital are occupied, and that there are many people waiting in the emergency ward with severe complications. According to Dr. Mitev, due to the high rise in new patients, it is necessary to close all facilities in the country that are not of vital importance, BNR's correspondent in Blagoevgrad reported.

Meanwhile, the municipal hospital in Svishtov has also announced that they are urgently looking for doctors and nurses.

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