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Hospitals overwhelmed by major surge in COVID
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With an unprecedented surge in the COVID-19 pandemic this week, and the death toll topping 5,000, the signs of the catastrophe are seen in this high dependency ward of a hospital in the suburbs of Colombo city. Every bed in the ward is occupied with emergency care patients and the medical staff are also known to be under heavy stress. This picture shows a nurse in full personal protective gear carrying out duties in the ward. Many other hospitals had patients without beds. Pic by Indika Handuwala