Sixteen-year-old is being treated in a serious condition at the Limassol hospital, with respiratory failure, according to the Covid coordinator at the OKYPY hospitals, Christos Kypris.
In fact, according to complaints from the family environment of the 16-year-old in another medium, the girl waited for many hours to be picked up by an ambulance due to the lack of beds in the hospital.
The doctor stressed that most of the cases that need hospitalization are not vaccinated.
Better cooperation with personal doctors is needed to avoid the large numbers of cases of coronavirus in the short-term wards of public hospitals, the coordinator cvovid told ASTRA.
He said the many cases over the summer could not have been predicted and 300 beds in public hospitals could be left empty.
He added that there is an agreement with private hospitals to take non-KOVIT patients, as well as a plan to increase the number of beds in public hospitals.
Critical situation
The representative of OKYPY, Charalambos Charilaou, characterized this period as critical and very difficult for the state hospitals, due to the increased cases of coronavirus.
He added that with the decision of the Board of OKYPY yesterday afternoon, the program for the purchase of services by doctors and nursing staff who wish was approved.
He said it was also decided to hire another 20 nurses to cover next year's retirements. He added that there will be a purchase of services by nurses who complete their studies.
Mr. Charilaou strongly rejected the criticisms that OKYPY constantly receives, emphasizing that everyone knows about the business plan and called on those who criticize to call on their members to respond positively when invited to work in KOVIT booths.
He criticized personal and private doctors who due to summer vacations do not respond, resulting in an increase in the number of patients in TAEP.
source: dialogue
