Pandemic situation alarming in Chisinau

Chisinau, 15 March /MOLDPRES/- The pandemic situation in Chisinau is alarming. In the municipal hospitals only 211 beds remained free for the treatment of patients with COVID-19.

The head of the General Directorate of Social Assistance and Health of the Chisinau city hall, Tatiana Bucearschi, said at today's online meeting of municipal services that "the pandemic situation in Chisinau is alarming." "In the municipal health institutions 1,665 beds are prepared for the treatment of coronavirus patients and 200 triage beds at the COVID-19 Center in Moldexpo, of which 1,454 are already full", Bucearschi said.

According to the official, the presence of the British strain of COVID-19 virus is registered in Chisinau municipality, hence the higher degree of aggressiveness of the disease. "The evolution of coronavirus diseases shows an increase in the aggressiveness of the disease. There are a large number of patients who have severe and very serious forms. The specialists note that it is about the presence of the British coronavirus strain ", Bucearschi said.

At the same time, Chisinau mayor Ion Ceban said that in 2020, the number of beds for treating patients with COVID-19 has tripled and “60 percent of the national treatment capacity of COVID-19 is in the institutions municipal health services ”.