Adequacy in beds depends on the pressure of the pandemic and the forced restriction of non-urgent procedures, says the State Health Services Organization (OKYPY) in a statement in which it responds "to some untrue statements and reports that ICU beds are As for the multi-resistant germs, they are found in all Intensive Care Units around the world and we have an obligation to limit them, following strictly the appropriate medical protocols.
Specifically, it states that Cyprus is classified in the category of countries that faced the pandemic with great success. covid-19, having the lowest mortality rate (0,4%).
He adds that in order to deal with the pandemic, OKYPY, in addition to providing beds in common wards and MAF, has developed more than 80 ICU beds, with the prospect of even more.
It also states that since the beginning of the pandemic until today, in the ICU of the General Hospital of Nicosia, more than 2 critically ill patients have been treated regardless of diagnosis (more than 000 patients with covid-19) with excellent results, adding from November 4, 2021, there were 238 admissions, 104 discharges, 26 referrals to private hospitals, 24 patient transfers to OKYPY Hospitals and 53 deaths occurred.
He clarified that the difference in numbers is due to the development of new beds and that the adequacy of beds depends as expected on the pressure of the pandemic and the forced restriction of non-urgent procedures.
"Typical are the international statistics that state that, for every 10.000 patients with covid-19 "The following deaths occurred: Germany 148, England 102, Israel 51, Denmark 33 and Cyprus 31", he adds.