A complete of 85% of sufferers with COVID-19 receiving therapy on the Famagusta COVID Hospital are unvaccinated, in accordance with Amalia Hadjiyianni, Scientific Director on the Larnaca and Famagusta Common hospitals.
She advised CNΑ that at present there are 50 sufferers in Famagusta of which 11 are within the Elevated Care Unit and require nearer monitoring. The common age of sufferers is 69 years previous and the youngest 31, whereas the oldest affected person is 93 years previous. Each are usually not vaccinated.
In Larnaca Common Hospital, there are 29 sufferers with COVID-19, of which 4 are within the ICU.
On the Eden Rehabilitation Centre, there are 98 individuals who examined constructive, whereas 31 sufferers are being handled on the post-COVID ward. Those that examined constructive ten days in the past are anticipated to be launched on Friday in addition to sufferers on the post-COVID ward.
Concerning the scenario within the reference hospital, Hadjiyianni mentioned it’s manageable, even supposing the employees is drained however continues to work with nice zeal.
She mentioned we’re going by a important crossroads so far as COVID-19 is worried as a result of even when the constructive instances have dropped and hospitalisations stay secure, “COVID continues to be amongst us. We have no idea the way it will develop, if there will probably be new mutations however vaccination appears to be the one weapon that the docs and scientists have and so they save folks from demise, not solely in Cyprus but in addition in Europe”.
In line with Hajiyiannis “vaccination reduces each morbidity and mortality. On the identical time, there are new and improved remedies that make it simpler for docs to deal with sufferers and doubtlessly allow us to get out of the pandemic. She additionally famous that vaccinating the general public and faithfully observing the measures can defend everybody.
Cyprus, she mentioned, is a privileged nation as a result of along with vaccination, it has many revolutionary remedies for the coronavirus and this needs to be duly exploited by scientists and docs, at all times making an allowance for the good thing about our fellow human beings.
She additionally mentioned that vaccinations within the free areas of Famagusta district “proceed on the identical tempo, as round 400 folks every day go to the Vaccination Facilities to obtain both the first, 2nd or third doses of the vaccine. As well as, the vaccination of kids aged 5-11 years continues intensively, with about 70-80 youngsters vaccinated weekly.