At the General Hospital of Famagusta, which operates as a Reference Hospital for patients with coronavirus, a 28-year-old patient is being treated, while its occupancy is still 100%, for the second time in two days.
As mentioned in KYPE by Dr. Amalia Hatzigianni, Scientific Director of the General Hospitals of Larnaca - Famagusta "and today, as on Tuesday, the Reference Hospital, has reached 100% of its fullness, since 75 patients are being treated while 6 are in the Intensive Care Unit. There is virtually no empty bed, however until 2 at noon, 6-7 discharges are expected to be given to patients, whose repeat tests for coronavirus are negative ".
He added that "until two in the afternoon, two new patients are expected to be admitted, so the beds will slowly start to be occupied".
Answering a relevant question, Dr. Hatzigianni said that "the Reference Hospital accepts admissions 24 hours a day. However, the discharges must be given until the afternoon, so that there are empty beds in case they are needed during the night ".
Regarding the average age of patients treated with Covid-19 at the Famagusta Hospital, said that "he is 59 years old, however in the public hospital all ages are represented. The youngest patient is 28 years old and the oldest woman is 86 years old, who did not have time to be vaccinated, despite the fact that she intended to do so ".
He added that "the epidemiological picture of Cyprus is serious and it seems that we are at the peak of the epidemiological crisis on our island. "The worst of all is that, unfortunately, young people are seriously ill with the virus, a fact that should make everyone aware, that is, we may be in bed in pain tomorrow."
We need to continue "to observe the protection measures but also to move forward when it comes to vaccination, in order to protect ourselves and our loved ones."
Dr. Hatzigianni "called on the relatives of elderly people, who do not have the necessary knowledge or computer, to help them make appointments to be vaccinated, so as to avoid getting seriously ill with the virus."