Gozo General Hospital, like Mater Dei Hospital, has decided to postpone some non-urgent operations and adapt areas normally used for day cases to be used for inpatients instead, because of the flu.

In a statement, Vitals Global Healthcare, which runs the hospital, said the hospital over the past few days the hospital faced a number of operational challenges due to a large number of patients seeking care with influenza symptoms.

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"The hospital management has spoken to heads of departments and medical staff across the hospital and it has been decided that areas typically used for day cases would be temporarily used to provide care for those patients requiring inpatient treatment.

"It has also been decided that certain, non-critical operations would be postponed by a few days, while the more critical operations would go on as normal."

VGH said staff are doing everything in their power to ensure that patients in need are given adequate care and support during this time, and that the situation is back to normal as soon as possible.

The hospital management takes this opportunity to thank staff for their continuous efforts.

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