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Some California hospitals urged to cancel elective surgeries amid fear system ‘may collapse’ due to COVID-19 spike

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Some California hospitals urged to cancel elective surgeries amid fear system ‘may collapse’ due to COVID-19 spike

Some California hospitals urged to cancel elective surgeries amid fear system ‘may collapse’ due to COVID-19 spike

An Orange County health official is sounding the alarm on the area’s emergency medical system, saying it “may collapse” due to an overwhelming increase in the number of area patients infected with COVID-19.


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