Two more hospitals declare ‘code black’ alerts as cases rise and staff self-isolate Andy Gregory © Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images
The Aberdeen Royal Infirmary (pictured) and Dr Gray’s Hospital in Elgin are both said to be at capacity - Andy Buchanan/AFP via Getty Images
Two more hospitals have declared “code black” alerts in response to mounting numbers of coronavirus patients and absent staff members who have been forced to self-isolate.
Both Aberdeen Royal Infirmary and Dr Gray s Hospital in Elgin have reached capacity and have had to to postpone non-emergency elective operations as a result of the growing pressure of rising Covid-19 cases in north-east Scotland, NHS Grampian said.
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