Health Ministry Director General Avi Yisraeli estimated Monday in the Knesset that 700 people in Israel will die from the H1N1 flu in the coming winter. He also said that a quarter of the population would likely be infected by the disease.
Yisraeli said that Israeli hospitals currently face a shortage of 4,500 beds to deal with an H1N1 crisis. He said that hospitals would likely cut back on non-essential surgeries and after-birth hospital stays in order to free up beds.
Yisraeli said that Israeli hospitals currently face a shortage of 4,500 beds to deal with an H1N1 crisis. He said that hospitals would likely cut back on non-essential surgeries and after-birth hospital stays in order to free up beds.