06-01-2018 16:06 via montrealgazette.com

Emergency rooms report overcrowding because of flu

Hospital emergency rooms across Quebec are reporting overcrowding related to the flu.
The situation is particularly critical in the Montérégie region south of Montreal, where four out of eight emergency rooms were at double capacity on Friday.
The overcrowding was so bad that at the Pierre-Boucher Hospital in Longueuil, only children or those suffering cognitive impairment were allowed to be accompanied. The hospital said the measure was intended to prevent infections from spreadin
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