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Essen (dpa / lnw) - In view of the increasing number of infections in the third corona pandemic wave, the NRW hospital society is warning of an overload of the intensive care units.

“More and more hospitals are reporting noticeable bottlenecks in the intensive care units.

The fact that the first clinics in Cologne and Bonn have now reached the limits of their emergency capacities must wake us all up, ”said Jochen Brink, President of the Hospital Society (KGNW), of the“ Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung ”(Wednesday edition).

According to Brink, intensive care physicians expect the number of cases to continue to rise significantly.

It is therefore "high time that the federal and state governments take more effective measures against the further spread of Covid-19".

The emergency brake recently adopted by the federal government could make an important contribution.

"Even if many citizens find the restrictions increasingly difficult, conscious and appropriate behavior is still our most important weapon at the moment to weaken the force of the third wave," said Brink.

The situation in North Rhine-Westphalia could mean that predictable operations would have to be postponed.

Nevertheless, every emergency and every serious illness would be treated.

© dpa-infocom, dpa: 210413-99-190361 / 2

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