Slovak hospitals report 2048 hospitalized patients with or suspected of COVID-19 disease. In a week, since December 1, the number of infections requiring hospitalization increased by 212 patients. In intensive care units there are 133 patients, 21 patients more than last week, support for artificial lung ventilation needs 137 people, 14 patients more than 1 December. The number of hospitalizations of people with COVID-19 disease is increasing. The Ministry of Health calls on the public to comply closely with the basic R-O-R measures (wearing the drapes, keeping the distance and hygiene of the hands).
The number of hospitalizations of people with COVID-19 disease is slightly increasing. Hospitals work together, and patients are coping with the strain. The Ministry of Health closely monitors the situation, the current information is available here: www.coidv hospital.sk
Occupancy and capacity of beds in Slovakia is under control. There is also a Crisis Coordination Centre at the Ministry of Health, which coordinates the activities related to the pandemic daily, monitors a number of personal protective equipment, processes reports from hospitals, records a number of necessary and missing staff, processes reports, reports, calls with healthcare providers.
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The Ministry of Health is also closely following the situation in terms of hospital staff. There are currently more than 2,200 health workers in the home isolation, most of whom have been infected in -civil-life outside the workplace.
The team at the Ministry of Health has been working hard to ensure that the patient in Slovakia, even in difficult times in connection with the pandemic of COVID-19, receives the necessary healthcare. On a daily basis, we monitor the situation in hospitals, evaluate it and take the necessary measures in advance.