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Hospitals treating COVID-19 patients to increase to 376: Zayed
Total of 5,894 cases transferred to youth hostels, while 5,484 have home isolated
Published in Daily News Egypt on 03 - 06 - 2020

The Ministry of Health will increase to 376 the number of hospitals across Egypt treating coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, Minister of Health Hala Zayed has announced.
The number of hospitals currently dealing with coronavirus patients has reached 340 nationwide, after 320 isolation hospitals at the national level were added, Zayed said.
During the weekly cabinet meeting on Wednesday, Zayed added that these hospitals include 35,152 internal beds, 2,218 industrial ventilators, and 3,539 intensive care beds.
The Ministry of Health is working to prepare a further 36 hospitals to deal with coronavirus patients, that will bring the total to 376 nationwide.
Zayed added that infections in Egypt are treated at isolation hospitals or youth hostels, with other cases undergoing home isolation. She noted that a total of 5,894 cases have been transferred to youth hostels, while 5,484 cases are in home isolation.
The minister briefed the cabinet on the latest updates regarding the pandemic in Egypt, also highlighting the work taking place at fever and chest hospitals, notably the Abbasiya Hospital, the Imbaba Fever Hospital, and the Fatimid Cairo Hospital.
The Ministry of Health is providing medicines in accordance with the approved treatment protocols, she said, adding that 500,000 doses were provided for critical cases in hospitals. An additional eight million doses are available for those who have come into direct contact with confirmed infections, as well as two million doses for coronavirus cases that are in home isolation.
Zayed said that a total of 40 laboratories across Egypt are conducting coronavirus tests, in addition to the 17 university laboratories that are conducting tests for the virus. The total number of laboratories able to conduct coronavirus tests in Egypt currently stands at 57.


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