TIRANA, August 26/ATA/ While there is an increase in the number of patients affected by COVID-19 in the Infectious Diseases Hospital, the Ministry of Health and Social Protection is preparing to reopen Covid 3 Hospital, according to the fall-winter plan, if necessary.
Minister of Health and Social Protection Ogerta Manastirliu made the statement while seeing closely the preparations being made at Covid 3 Hospital. She emphasized that the support medical staff will be engaged again given they are already well-prepared after their previous experience.
Speaking about the condition of hospitalized people, Manastirliu said that 95% of them are non-vaccinated. She took the opportunity to extend a call on family members to encourage their relatives to be vaccinated.
Meanwhile, Head of the Infectious Disease Service Prof. Najada Çomo said that, “The number of patients admitted to Covid 1 hospital is getting increased from the end of July until now, in the last days of August. There are different age groups, even young people of 20 years old. Of course, most of the hospitalized patients are non-vaccinated.”
During the inspection of the preparations that are being made for the opening of the Covid 3 hospital in case of need, Manastirliu extended an appeal to all citizens +18 years old to be vaccinated, especially the students who will soon return to the auditoria. /a.a/p.s./
