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Covid-19 Rationing of Hospital Care Ends in Hard-Pressed Idaho

Covid-19 Rationing of Hospital Care Ends in Hard-Pressed Idaho

Rationing of hospital care is ending in Idaho after conditions improved in the northern part of the state where anti-vaccination sentiment has been widespread.

“While the number of COVID-19 patients remains high and continues to stress healthcare systems, the surge is currently no longer exceeding the healthcare resources available,” according to a statement Monday by the Idaho Department of Health and Welfare.

So-called crisis standards of care were withdrawn in the rest of Idaho last month. “We’re still watching the Omicron variant very closely because this is a precarious time,” said Dave Jeppesen, director of the state health department.

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