Surge in coronavirus patients threatens to swamp U.S. hospitals

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Surge in coronavirus patients threatens to swamp U.S. hospitals

The Washington Post
March 15, 2020

Hospitals across the United States are erecting triage tents outside emergency rooms, squeezing extra beds into break rooms and physical therapy gyms, and recommending delays in elective surgery to free up capacity as they brace for an anticipated surge in coronavirus patients.