FILE PHOTO: Hospital staff treat a patient suffering from the coronavirus disease in the acute care unit of the University Hospital (HUG) as Switzerland enters a second wave of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Geneva, Switzerland, October 27, 2020. REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
ZURICH (Reuters) - The Swiss government on Wednesday authorised deploying up to 2,500 military personnel to help the country's hard-pressed health care system handle a second wave of coronavirus infections.
This marked the second time this year the army has rolled out to support hospitals as they treat and transport patients. New infections surpassed 10,000 in a day on Wednesday, threatening to overwhelm the health care system.
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