Make room for a coronavirus surge, LA County tells local hospitals
(WorldNews Health)

Los Angeles County Department of Public Health officials are now formally urging local hospitals to prepare their facilities and staff to be ready for a surge of coronavirus patients in the coming days. The action, which came over the weekend, is a jolt to hospital systems around the region, some of which had just found some equilibrium after weeks of being closed to non-COVID-19 patients and had rejiggered their bed space after the initial wave of the virus had plateaued. But with rising cases in the wake of an economy that tried to reopen, along with protests and crowd gatherings, intensive care unit beds are close to filling up, and hospitals are being asked to prepare their surge...