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It is always easy and practical to increase the number of beds in hospitals, but we cannot increase the health service capacity at once, as it consumes more time to recruit and train people to work at the health services, Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID-19 Disease Control Minister Sudarshini Fernandopulle said.
Addressing a news briefing at the Information Department today she said the country could face a critical situation, if the number of COVID positive cases go beyond the capacity level, but still, we have the health capacity to keep the pandemic situation under control, she said.
However, about 600 to 700 ICU beds are available in Hospitals and most of them are for other critical diseases. Only 190 beds are available for COVID cases, she said.
Therefore, the State Minister requested people to follow basic health guidelines to minimise the spreading of the virus.
While describing the vaccination programme, the Minister said there is a possibility of getting infected even being vaccinated. Vaccines only help to reduce the number of mortalities. The results after the vaccination will come into effect after two to three weeks or a month. (Chaturanga Samarawickrama)
RoaringCreek Wednesday, 12 May 2021 02:04 PM
Mama, you are not adding hospital beds, you are adding boarding beds.
Doodle Wednesday, 12 May 2021 08:14 PM
Regardless of the type of beds, they are still patents that seek medical attention. Easy for you to say without knowing the actual burden the Healthcare staff is facing at the moment.
Mike Revere Wednesday, 12 May 2021 06:59 PM
Employ for man power all the hard working ERPM doctors kept hanging around, delayed by GMOA
Martin Milton Wednesday, 12 May 2021 07:22 PM
This is correct. GoSL needs to now call upon any retired Medical, Health care and Nursing personnel to serve if they wish to help and as a matter of urgency have them vaccinated. MM
BE FAIR Wednesday, 12 May 2021 07:26 PM
Ma'am, you have been very frank lately on these matters. Hope your days are not numbered now
ConcernedCitizen Wednesday, 12 May 2021 07:30 PM
You had a year to do this. Covid19 didn't come yesterday. Now these are just excuses. Please stop giving excuses and start working.
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