Steady rise in Ontario's COVID-19 cases burdens hospitals with ICU admissions surge

Ontario/IBNS: Ontario's steady spike in the COVD-19 cases in the last few weeks, with a record high of nearly 800 new cases on Oct 8 requiring more patients to be treated and hospitalized, has alarmed clinicians at several already-overflowing hospital sites by adding pressure to reschedule surgeries put off during the pandemic's first wave, media reports said.

Syria: UN ‘deeply disturbed’ by reports of airstrikes on hospitals, other civilian infrastructure

New York, Aug 3 (Just Earth News): Deeply disturbed by reports that five hospitals and a blood bank have been hit by airstrikes in Syria, the United Nations on Tuesday reiterated its call on all parties to the conflict to end the destruction of medical facilities and other civilian infrastructure.