As a third of hospitals report critical staffing shortages, California’s health department is considering issuing an order postponing many elective surgeries. Many procedures, including a lung transplant, already have been canceled.
As a third of hospitals report critical staffing shortages, California s health department is considering issuing an order postponing many elective surgeries. Many procedures, including a lung transplant, already have been canceled.
Dr. Ezekiel Emanuel, a former member of President Joe Biden s Transition COVID Advisory Board, said on Sunday he expects COVID will become endemic like the flu later this year.
COVID cases reported on Sunday dropped dramatically, but the decline was due to the lag in weekend reporting, it is believed. Saturday saw 900,000 new cases.