Planned appointments and operations have been suspended in hospitals in the Plovdiv region of Bulgaria due to the worsening situation with the spread of CORONAVIRUS, the regional HEALTH inspectorate said, Radio Bulgaria reports.
The headquarters made this decision after two weeks the incidence in the region reached 769 people per 100,000 people. The measure will help replenish the resources of doctors and nurses in the red zones of covid hospitals. Reception of women in labor and patients with oncology will continue.
Georgy Georgiev, HEAD of the intensive care unit in Pirogov, the main emergency hospital in Sofia, told AP that Bulgarian hospitals are suspending planned hospitalizations and operations, as well as repurposing medical facilities to treat patients with coronavirus.
Mari El hospitals began to suspend the provision of planned care Society
According to him, against the backdrop of one of the most difficult periods since the start of the pandemic, the country lacks medical personnel trained in the treatment of coronavirus patients.