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Jobs at stake as drop in revenue jolts hospitals

Private healthcare providers have warned they could be forced to lay off workers due to loss of revenue.

Private healthcare providers have warned they could be forced to lay off workers due to loss of revenue.

As the coronavirus distresses other sectors of the economy, private hospitals say the cash crunch has mainly resulted from a Ministry of Health directive suspending elective surgeries, which account for half of their revenue.

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