Fearing second COVID-19 wave, Europe aims to train 'army' of medics

FILE PHOTO: A nurse is seen in the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) unit at the CHR Centre Hospitalier Regional de la Citadelle Hospital in Liege, Belgium, June 16, 2020. REUTERS/Yves Herman

BRUSSELS (Reuters) - Europeans are enjoying the gradual easing of coronavirus lockdown measures, but in hospitals they are already preparing for the next wave of infections.

Some intensive care specialists are trying to hire more permanent staff. Others want to create a reservist "army" of medical professionals ready to be deployed wherever needed to work in wards with seriously ill patients.