Idlib Health Director: We are approaching the peak of the disease and the health situation is under control
The number of people infected with Coronavirus increases and with it the number of deaths increases daily in the liberated north of Syria, in light of the weak medical capabilities available, as it was recorded The latest statistic, 11,428 cases of the Corona epidemic.
To find out the health situation, Dr. Salem Abdan, Director of the Free Idlib Health Department, says to Fresh Online: “There is a severe increase in the number of people infected with Coronavirus as we approach the peak of the disease, the health situation is currently under control, but there is great pressure on Medical staff and hospitals designated to receive severe cases. ”
The hospitals designated to receive cases of Corona and the isolation center suffer from severe overcrowding and a lack of beds for patients. And Al-Abdan continues,“ There are currently no indications that the situation is out of control, and we are now seeking to increase support for the health sector by increasing The number of ventilators, maneuvers, oxygen and oxygen generators, in addition to training new medical staff.
Al-Abdan ends his speech by stressing that we still have the opportunity to stand against the spread of the epidemic and its spread and the situation out of control, by raising the level of awareness among individuals Society and adherence to methods of prevention and social distancing in order to preserve the safety of everyone.
The liberated north of Syria suffers from a shortage in the number of hospitals designated to receive cases infected with Coronavirus, in addition to the small number of competitors, as their number is approximately 200 ventilators only distributed in all hospitals in northern Syria.