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‘No space’: German hospitals overwhelmed by sick kids

BERLIN, Germany (AFP) – When Debora Zilz rushed her baby son Andreas to a Berlin hospital because of a serious respiratory illness, she got a shock. “There was no space,” she recalled. Medics desperately rang other hospitals in the German capital and neighboring Brandenburg state in an effort to find a bed for the 13-day-old. “Finally, after a night in the accident and emergency department, we were able to stay here,” said the 33-year-old mother. Her […]