Amalia Hatzigianni, Scientific Director of Famagusta General Hospital, told KYPE that the spread of the coronavirus and their hospitalization at the Reference Hospital is an alarm, adding that this means that the spread of the virus is growing in the population and the situation is .
In her statements, Ms. Hatzigianni said that "the average age of people treated at the Famagusta Hospital, which also functions as a Reference Hospital for Covid-19, has decreased, since 50% are under 45 years old, while among them is included a person aged only 24 years. "This sends the message that the coronavirus can infect any of us."
At the same time he continued "with the increase of the coronavirus cases and their transfer to the Referral Hospital for treatment, an alarm is sounded for the attention that everyone should have for the pandemic. At the same time, each individual must strictly follow all the protocols and rules issued from time to time by the Ministry of Health and the epidemiological team ".
Answering a relevant question, Ms. Hatzigianni stated that "everyone, with the exception of zero, regardless of age and health status, can develop coronavirus symptoms. However, it is worrying that the double-digit number of patients with Covid-19 who are being treated at the Reference Hospital, leads us back to last April's figures, which shows an increase in the spread of the virus "he said and noted that" the situation is worrying and everyone should be careful ".
To another question he answered that "the doctors of the Referral Hospital, after six months of curing coronavirus patients, are more experienced, wiser and follow the international guidelines. "The nursing staff of the Hospital now has experience and together with the doctors it feels stronger to deal with the cases of patients with coronavirus, than it had when the pandemic started and they did not know the invisible enemy, whom they were called to face."
He added that "the experience we all gained, doctors and nursing staff was quite good, so that today we can treat patients with coronavirus from another point of view, ie both in the psychological field and in the pharmaceutical part of the treatment." According to the same "international guidelines in the treatment of patients with Covid-19 have been renewed, so today we are even stronger and better equipped to deal with this virus. "
Regarding the operation of the other Departments of the Famagusta Hospital, Ms. Hatzigianni said that "patients with coronavirus are treated in the Gynecology and Pediatrics Clinic of the Hospital. However, the other incidents that concern the two specific clinics are treated by the doctors and the nursing staff of the Hospital and are hosted in other places outside the Nursing ".
Amalia Hatzigianni was invited to comment on the reactions of a number of doctors, nursing and paramedical staff to the fact that the Famagusta Hospital is operating for the second time as a Referral Hospital for patients with Covid-19.
He noted that "doctors and other staff are afraid that the Reference Hospital stigmatizes the General Hospital of Famagusta and claim that this is a deterrent to the arrival of other patients. However, after the recession of the coronavirus pandemic and after superhuman efforts of the staff, it turned out that the people returned to the General Hospital ".
At the same time, he expressed the belief that "patients visit the Famagusta General Hospital because they feel confident in the doctors and the nursing staff. At the same time, people do not consider as a deterrent element the fact that the public hospital operates as a Reference Hospital for our fellow human beings who fell ill with coronavirus ", he concluded.
Source: KYPE