Hospitals in the northern region of Italy are suffering from overloaded patients due to the COVID-19 epidemic, causing hospital beds and medical equipment to gradually run out, and medical staff to work hard without rest for many weeks.
A nurse rested on the spot after an overnight shift at a hospital in the city of Cremona, Lombardy, northern Italy, on March 8.
Medical staff change bed sheets at Spedali Civili Hospital in Brescia, Lombardy region, northern Italy on March 13.
An elderly patient is being treated by medical staff at Spedali Civili Hospital in Brescia, Lombardy region, northern Italy on March 13.
Medical staff wear masks and protective gear at the Spedali Civili hospital in Brescia, Lombardy region, northern Italy on March 13. Photo: REUtersS
Checking the patient's condition at Spedali Civili Hospital in Brescia, Lombardy region, northern Italy on March 13. Tents were set up more than a week ago to cope with the growing number of patients coming to see a doctor every day, at Spedali Civili Hospital in Brescia, Lombardy region, northern Italy on 13 March.
Visit a COVID-19 patient at Spedali Civili Hospital in Brescia, Lombardy region, northern Italy on March 13.
Medical staff support a patient at Spedali Civili Hospital in Brescia, Lombardy region, northern Italy on March 13.
Patients in the special treatment area at Spedali Civili Hospital in Brescia, Lombardy region, northern Italy on March 13.
At Spedali Civili Hospital in Brescia, Lombardy region, northern Italy on March 13.
Medical staff wear protective gear in the working area of Spedali Civili Hospital in Brescia, Lombardy region, northern Italy on March 13.
Medical staff check the patient at Spedali Civili Hospital in Brescia, Lombardy region, northern Italy on March 13.
A medical staff member inside the COVID-19 patient care area at Spedali Civili Hospital in Brescia, Lombardy region, northern Italy on March 13.
