Exhausted doctors in Bergamo offer ideas on how to treat the next pandemic

Written By Natasha Senjanovic

At the Epicenter of the Covid-19 Pandemic and Humanitarian Crises in Italy: Changing Perspectives on Preparation and Mitigation

These doctors work at the Papa Giovanni XXII Hospital (ICU beds: 48) in the small city Bergamo, which has over 4,300 COVID-19 cases, more than any other part of Italy. In the midst of their exhaustion, they’re looking ahead to the next outbreak and say it must be treated through community-centered rather than patient-centered care. Not only would that include more resources, they say, but hospitals themselves may be the main virus carriers in this pandemic.

The article is in English, and you can read it here.

Natasha Senjanovic
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