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Virus Spread Pushes Italian Hospitals Toward Breaking Point

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  • 80% of Lombardy acute-care beds are earmarked for coronavirus
  • Some hospitals suspend other treatments to focus on outbreak
Pedestrians walk past a pre-triage tent outside the Mauriziano Hospital in Turin, Italy.

Pedestrians walk past a pre-triage tent outside the Mauriziano Hospital in Turin, Italy.

 Photographer: Federico Bernini/Bloomberg

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Europe’s largest coronavirus outbreak is putting unprecedented strain on the Italian health-care system, with hospitals in the worst-affected areas close to the breaking point.