Sri Lankan hospitals prepare for surge in COVID-19 cases

Hospitals in Sri Lanka have started preparations to face the current surge in the number of COVID-19 cases, deputy director general of health Dr Hemantha Herath said on Thursday.

Most hospitals in the country have exceeded their capacity even as some patients are forced to sleep on floors, according to social media reports.

Herath, responding to reports that hospitals have exceeded their capacities, said that urgent steps are being taken to expand the number of COVID-19 wards and beds.

What has been exceeded is the facilities available in the covid wards, he said.

The corridors of some privately-run quarantine centers have also been occupied, according to social media reports.

Herath said the situation should improve with the ongoing vaccination process.

People who have fallen sick are mostly who have not had their vaccinations, Herath said.

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