There were 831 patients who were kept on stretchers at Mater Dei Hospital in March and April until they were allocated a bed.

Health Minister Godfrey Farrugia said in parliament that there were 525 patients on stretchers between March 9 and 31 and 306 during the whole of April.

Dr Farrugia was answering a question by Joseph Cassar (PN).

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