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Farwaniya Hospital opens vaccination unit
KUWAIT CITY, Feb 15: The Ministry of Health has begun the vaccination program for medical personnel against COVID-19 disease in a number of public hospitals, in order to protect all medical staff and health workers from the risks of infection and also to prevent the spread of infection, especially with the recent significant increase in the number of daily infections.
This is followed by an increase in the occupancy rate of patients infected with coronavirus in hospitals to between 30 to 50 percent. Director of Al-Adan Hospital, Dr Tariq Dashti told Al-Seyassah daily that the increase in occupancy rates in the hospital’s wings to more than 50%, pointing out that the number of cases in the past ranged between 25 and 30 cases, but increased during the past few days until it reached between 50 and 57 per day.
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KUWAIT CITY, Feb 14: With the continuous rise in the COVID-19 cases on a daily basis, the Ministry of Health has decided to suspend non-urgent and unimpeded surgeries in public hospitals. Director of Adan Hospital Dr. Tariq Dashti revealed that the occupancy rate in the COVID-19 wards has increased by more than 50 percent.
He indicated that the previous number of cases ranged between 25 and 30, but it increased in the past few days to reach 50-57 cases. In a press statement, Dr Dashti assured that Kuwait is able to contain the increasing numbers of infections.
He said the clinical capacity of the four COVID-19 wings is 114 beds, in addition to 18 intensive care beds. Dr Dashti revealed the adoption of a plan to expand the wards at any time, if the need arises. Regarding the hospital’s medical and technical personnel vaccination unit, Dr Dashti said, “The daily capacity of vaccination ranges from 100 to 150 people”.