Hospitalizations will increase with COVID 19 In the coming days, says the Spokesman of the State Health Services Organization (OKYPY) Charalambos Charilaou, adding that this is due to the very high viral load that exists in the community as well as the very high percentage of positivity, which translates to a degree in hospitalizations.
"It is a difficult period, we see that there is an increase in the number of patients treated in the hospitals of OKYPY, 159 patients are treated, of which 19 are in the Intensive Care Unit. "What has been observed in recent days is that there is an increase in the number of patients in the Intensive Care Unit and that is worrying," he said.
As he stated, "we may not have the hospitalizations of the previous period, ie 5% in hospitalizations from the positive cases and we may have 3% as a percentage of hospitalizations from the positive cases, but the prolonged duration of the high percentage of positivity in the community will definitely increase the number of hospitalized patients ".
Already, he noted, it has been requested to postpone all emergencies in both the public and private sectors and to send patients of other specialties to the private sector in order to decongest the hospitals, because they are very full at the moment, to save beds. and staff.
Another aggravating factor, he said, is that a large number of staff on summer leave are currently missing.
There is no legal framework for healthcare professionals to be vaccinated
Mr. Charilaou said that "there is no legal framework at the moment that obliges the medical staff to be vaccinated. If and when there is this legal framework, as has been announced by Greece, be sure that the Organization will follow the legal framework ".
He noted that there are a number of staff who have not been vaccinated. As of Monday, he continued, we have implemented the safe pass, where everyone when entering the hospitals must have a safe pass, whether it is a staff, a visitor or a patient, who visits the outpatient clinics of the hospitals. That way, he said, we would ensure safety inside the hospital.
Our appeal to colleagues, he added, is to proceed immediately with the vaccination without any hesitation, except for those who for medical reasons can not be vaccinated.
First time incident COVID 19 I was pregnant with you at the ICU
Mr. Charilaou referred to a special case, which is being treated at the Nicosia General Hospital. As he noted, this is a 22-year-old woman who is in the 19th week of pregnancy.
The young woman was admitted to the General Hospital of Nicosia with COVID, in the process due to severe respiratory failure she was admitted to the Intensive Care Unit and now superhuman efforts are being made by the doctors and staff so that she can cope.
"Our wish is for her to succeed, to leave the Intensive Care Unit and go home. "It is a resounding message to all of us, it is the first time we are treating this kind of incident in our hospitals and we all need to realize that the virus does not discriminate", added Mr. Charilaou.