Alert from Dr. Andreas Costis in view of the Easter holidays, stressing that although the situation in the hospitals is better than last year's corresponding period, however, it continues to be erratic and new admissions are constantly being recorded.[/P]
At Easter last year we were looking for respirators, beds and beds
The need for individual responsibility and adherence to protective measures was stressed by Dr. Costis recalling that despite the improvement in the epidemiological picture there are still patients who die from covid, mainly vulnerable groups and the elderly.
"We see that even now there are many admissions mainly of people belonging to vulnerable groups, which in the end unfortunately many of them end up, despite the superhuman efforts of the staff," he said.
Asked about the situation in the covid wards last Easter, he described that at times doctors and staff were scrambling for ventilators and beds to intubate patients.
"Young people were seen ending up in covid units with severe respiratory problems. We had families being treated in wards at the same time. I think that now we do have a better picture and we believe in a better Easter, but the people must also understand that nothing is over," he said.
With the lifting of several measures, he stressed, the flow of patients in the hospitals is now expected to continue, and during the holidays, he said, we should all remember our individual responsibility.
"Under no circumstances do we want to think that we may have a setback and experience such difficult conditions in our hospitals again," he said.
Paralyzed staff due to covid...
Off duty Meanwhile, due to the high prevalence of coronavirus in the community, a significant number of medical and nursing staff are off duty
according to Dr.
As he points out in the last month in all wards of the hospital there has been a loss of staff due to covid cases, resulting in an increasing workload for the rest of the staff.
This fact he pointed out comes as a reminder that the virus is in the community and we continue to live with it.
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