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Aug 2020
Last Updated: 27/08/2020
Harrogate hospital removes coronavirus pods after half a year
The hospital removed the assesment pods today and said they have not been necessary for several months.
The coronavirus pods are no more.
Harrogate District Hospital has removed its coronavirus pods from the front of the building after half a year.
The hospital removed the assesment pods today and said they have not been necessary for several months.
A spokesperson said that they have been prominent but added that the hospital has been able to care for patients inside for a while now.
"Thank you to all colleagues involved in setting them up, and ensuring they've been safely removed."
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It also comes a month and a week after a coronavirus patient last died at the hospital. The fact that the hospital has now removed the pods is a visual sign that the hospital is moving in the right direction.
The hospital reported its first covid-19 death on March 20 and the most recent – the 82nd – on July 19. That patient died four days earlier on July 15.
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