Hospitals in the German state of Saxony will take on at least six Italian coronavirus patients who are unable to receive treatment in their own country. "The Italian government asked us a few days ago whether we could help by taking care of patients who are not being taken care of in Italy," state premier Michael Kretschmer said.
Following consultation with doctors over hospital capacity in the eastern German state, Saxony has agreed to welcome six Italian patients to hospitals in the cities of Dresden and Leipzig, he added. "In Italy they are now making an ethically very difficult decision...choosing six people to be put in the aeroplane," said the state premier.