Filenews 23 July 2021 - by Ioanna Mantziepa
They are testing their strength once again in hospitals, with medical and nursing staff fighting every day for patients suffering from coronavirus. The Delta mutation is galloping in the community and this time we are going through the worst period of the pandemic, says "F" pulmonologist Dr Haris Armitis, stressing that everything is in the air since there is no clear plan by those responsible and no measures to immediately stop the virus.
The situation is dangerous and has crossed the line of the system, he stresses, explaining that at the moment there are patients with severe symptoms, who have signs of hospitalization, call the ambulance service, but due to lack of beds, it takes two to three days to be transferred and admitted. "This means in medical terms that the system is driven with mathematical precision into collapse." He noted that compared to the previous phase (December 2020) where there was a rapid increase in hospitalizations, there are currently more patients who have respiratory failure and need 100% oxygen supply.
"As I see it, right now the situation is out of control. I do not mention this lightly, I see them and I experience them every day in Limassol hospital." Wanting to show the seriousness of the situation in the hospital, he said that on Wednesday night two patients aged 41 and 54 were intubated at the same time, and were transferred to the intensive care unit of the Nicosia General.
Asked if the opposition to the rapid spread of the Delta mutation could be limited by a new lockdown, he said that "this word has been banned even from thinking about it, but if nothing is done to reduce imports, then we will lead to a dead end." He explained that if we get to the point where all the intensive care beds are filled, even the ones we're going to develop, the system will collapse. "This is a nightmare scenario as each of us will not feel safe and in the event of a serious health problem will not be able to receive medical treatment due to the absence of beds."
Asked to respond to the possibility of more stringent measures, he said that "those responsible should answer if they have a plan and what that is." We're making a medical assessment. Health. I believe that the situation that we will be forced to take more stringent measures will be the one I have described above, namely that there is no possibility of hospitalization. We hope that this will not happen."
He added that since there is no intercept measure that the health system can support, pointing out that every day we have a four-digit number of cases, we are led on unpleasant paths.
