Watching with fear as the coronavirus rages in neighbouring countries, doctors in Bosnia are bracing for a new wave in the Balkan nation that has a low vaccination rate and has been among the hardest hit European countries earlier in the pandemic.
In the northwestern town of Banja Luka, staff at the COVID-19 ward of the city's main hospital warned that hospitalisations had increased in the past days and could explode soon.
Out of the hospital's basic 300-bed capacity for COVID-19 patients, 223 were already filled, including 32 in intensive care.
During previous surges, the hospital managed to expand its capacity to some 700 beds.
In most Central and Eastern European countries, governments have been reluctant to revert to lockdowns, hoping
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