Los Angeles-area hospitals began rationing medical supplies and care this week as public health officials warned people to assume that COVID-19 is “everywhere.”
Jan.5 (UPI) — Los Angeles-area hospitals began rationing medical supplies and care this week as public health officials warned people to assume that COVID-19 is “everywhere.” The Los Angeles Emergency Medical Services Agency issued a pair of memos Monday telling ambulance drivers to use oxygen only in the most extreme cases. They were also instructed not to transport patients who have little chance of survival to area hospitals. The instructions came as the Los Angeles County Department of Public Health reported 77 new coronavirus deaths and 9,142 new cases Monday bringing its overall total to 10,850 deaths and 827,498 cases.
