Ankara Chamber of Physicians (ATO) shared the results of “Reopening (” Normalization “June-July 2020) Process Evaluation and Survey Analysis”).
TABLE IS VERY HORRIBLE IN ANKARA
In Ankara Medical Chamber concluded that the sharing, the new process was started from June 1 has made a point of emphasis on the increasing cases in Turkey came to the grave. Reminding that Ankara is consistently among the top 5 provinces, as noted by the Minister of Health, Fahrettin Koca, ATO stated that the number of positive Covid-19 cases per day in the province is approaching one thousand.
PATIENTS ARE FOLLOWED ON STRETCHERS
In this process, ATO stated that in pandemic hospitals, which provide healthcare services to COVID-19 patients in Ankara, the service and intensive care units serve at 100 percent occupancy rates and these hospitals are unable to accept patients.
“There is no room for patients with clinical symptoms and widespread pneumonic infiltration on lung tomography. Patients who need to stay in the intensive care unit are followed up on stretchers in emergency departments. ” While making the announcement, it was stated that there were serious problems in the intensive care of other public health institutions. It was also reported that patients were sent to their homes due to the density in hospitals other than pandemic.
TWO PATIENTS IN EVERY ROOM
“Even in April-May, when epidemic is the most intense in pandemic hospitals, a positive patient is accepted in each room, and now two patients are hospitalized in these rooms.” The statement of ATO, which shares its information, continues as follows:
* In Ankara, a hospital operated in a public and private cooperation, while the patient capacity of COVID-19 patients was accepted, each patient had 16 patients under normal conditions, 8 patients were added to these intensive care units, and 24 patients were served in intensive care units with a capacity of 16 patients. It was initiated.
DISHING RISK INCREASES IN EXTENDED TAILS
* In the statement, which stated that the continuing density in hospitals poses a serious risk for elderly and chronic patients, it was emphasized that this density also pushed the physical distance and hygiene measures into the background in pandemic hospitals and increased the risk of contamination in the extended tails.
HEALTHCARE EMPLOYEES WHO RECOGNIZED COVID-19 IN ANKARA
ATO also announced the number of healthcare workers diagnosed with Covid-19 in Ankara. According to the information given, as of August 4, 2020, the number of healthcare workers diagnosed with Covid-19 (+) increased to 488.
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