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COVID-19 puts German hospitals at their limit

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December 3, 2021

Germany is continuing to fight a massive fourth wave of coronavirus infections. The vaccination rate is still too low, and many hospitals are so inundated with COVID-19 patients that are being forced to postpone operations.

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