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Berlin’s hospitals prepare for war scenario

Christian Pegel (L-R), Interior Minister of Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, and Alexander Dobrindt, German Minister of the Interior, under umbrellas at the opening press conference of the nationwide Civil Protection Day in the Hanseatic city's harbour at Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, Rostock on July 12, 2025 | Photo: Bernd Wüstneck/dpa

Berlin’s hospitals have been presented with a plan for maintaining the services and supply chains needed for hospital to remain operational, the emergency allocation of patients and ensuring sufficient backup power, medical supplies and medicines. The plan has been drawn up against the backdrop of Russia’s war on Ukraine and NATO fears of a further advance towards western Europe.