B.C. health officials acknowledge it's not an ideal scenario, but one hospitals across the province may need to consider. With record number of COVID-related hospitalizations, some acute care facilities might not have enough space to continue keeping test-positive patients separated from others.

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British Columbia

CBC News

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Global News

The Globe & Mail

B.C. hospitals can put COVID-positive and negative patients in same rooms: top doctor

A nurse in the Sharp Grossmont Hospital intensive care unit, takes a moment to comfort a COVID-19 patient. (Zoë Meyers/inewsource)The number of COVID-positive patients in San Diego County hospitals increased by four people to 1,292, according to the latest state data out Saturday.Of those patients, 207 were in intensive care, up two from Friday.

US & Canada

The Toronto Star

Fox8

Times of San Diego

Dallas Post

San Diego County Reports 1,292 COVID-19 Hospitalizations

TALLAHASSEE (CBSMiami/NSF) – The number of Florida hospital inpatients with COVID-19 was down slightly for the second day in a row, according to data released Friday by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The data showed that 11,468 inpatients had COVID-19, down from a reported 11,575 on Thursday and 11,839 on Wednesday.

St. Louis, United States

St. Louis

CBS Local

St Louis Post-Dispatch

Florida COVID-19 Hospitalizations See Small Drop

COVID-19 hospitalisations in NSW have dropped over a reporting period for the third time in a week as the state records 34 deaths.

ABC Australia

CGTN

NSW hospitalisation and ICU numbers fall as state records 34 COVID-19 deaths

While a mere eight deaths were reported on January 16, the number shot up to 49 on January 19 and 70 on January 22..Covid death rise in Kerala. Covid hospitalisations Kerala. Covis deaths january. Comorbidities Covid

OnManorama

Alarming rise in COVID-19 deaths, hospitalizations in Kerala during January

NCOC says hospital admissions soar past 1,000

The Express Tribune 

Covid protocols for mosques take effect

Ontario reported over 4,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations today and 47 more virus-related deaths, including a young person under the age of 19.

Toronto

Toronto Sun

Portland Press Herald

Ontario reports over 4,000 COVID-19 hospitalizations, 47 more deaths

RALEIGH, N.C. — As North Carolina hospitals treat a record number of coronavirus patients, state health officials say they're seeking federal support in the Charlotte area. With Atrium Health, the state’s largest health provider, Health and Human Services and Emergency Management officials are asking the Federal Emergency Management Agency for staffing support.

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Richmond, United States

Richmond

WTVR

North Caroline asks FEMA for support as COVID hospitalizations surge

Two days before Christmas, a cargo ship left Mumbai with a mask-making machine bound for Illinois-based OSF HealthCare, which will use the equipment to make its own N95 masks. It isn't the hospital group's first foray into manufacturing. After COVID-19 border closures in early 2020 choked shipments from Asia, producer of about 80% of the world's medical

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Yahoo News

Reuters

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Financial Post

Burned by COVID supply crunch, hospitals invest in U.S. mask-making

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker (R) implemented new hospital policies on Friday to combat staffing shortages and maintain hospital capacity amid a surge in coronavirus cases.



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