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Haroun told local media on January 5 that the hospitals have been unable to perform many surgeries due to their inability to pay for medical supplies and spare parts for medical equipment. He said that the government has not paid private hospitals a \u201csingle pound\u201d of the dues owed to them in 2019. 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