![ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES, Oct. 15, 2014:
A nurse works at the post-natal ward at the Burjeel Hospital on Wednesday, Oct. 15, 2014, at the hospital in Abu Dhabi. (Silvia Razgova / The National)
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Hospitals have been forced to focus on Covid-19 cases, creating a backlog in the treatment of other patients. Silvia Razgova / The National
Hospitals have been forced to focus on Covid-19 cases, creating a backlog in the treatment of other patients. Silvia Razgova / The National
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