540-bed hospital at Ramatex
The ministry had 39 ventilators and has purchased an additional 10 to be installed at the new medical facilities, while another 88 have been ordered.
JEMIMA BEUKES
WINDHOEK
The government has upgraded existing medical facilities and established a 540-bed treatment centre at the former Rhino Garments factory at the Ramatex Complex in Windhoek's Otjomuise area.
This facility was developed jointly with the private sector, health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula said.
Shangula said a 200-bed facility was being prepared at the Ongwediva Trade Centre to cater to the needs of northern communities.
He added that the Robert Mugabe Clinic in Windhoek was now operating as a Covid-19 screening and treatment facility, while the Windhoek Central Hospital's casualty department was being remodelled into an intensive care unit for Covid-19 patients.
'Have faith'
“So far we have done well in controlling the pandemic with our international partners. I want to urge all of you to have faith in our systems and our institutions and to remain confident. And I urge you to comply with the measures set out and stay home. This will expedite our return to normality,” the health minister said.
Shangula added that the delivery of goods and services has been curtailed as a result of grounded airlines and lockdown measures instituted by several countries. He said the ministry had 39 ventilators and has purchased an additional 10 to be installed at the new medical facilities.
Another 88 ventilators have been ordered.
“I just want to explain that a ventilator is simply a machine used when the lungs of an individual are compromised and this machine will breathe for the person. It is not really something you use on a daily basis,” he said.
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WINDHOEK
The government has upgraded existing medical facilities and established a 540-bed treatment centre at the former Rhino Garments factory at the Ramatex Complex in Windhoek's Otjomuise area.
This facility was developed jointly with the private sector, health minister Dr Kalumbi Shangula said.
Shangula said a 200-bed facility was being prepared at the Ongwediva Trade Centre to cater to the needs of northern communities.
He added that the Robert Mugabe Clinic in Windhoek was now operating as a Covid-19 screening and treatment facility, while the Windhoek Central Hospital's casualty department was being remodelled into an intensive care unit for Covid-19 patients.
'Have faith'
“So far we have done well in controlling the pandemic with our international partners. I want to urge all of you to have faith in our systems and our institutions and to remain confident. And I urge you to comply with the measures set out and stay home. This will expedite our return to normality,” the health minister said.
Shangula added that the delivery of goods and services has been curtailed as a result of grounded airlines and lockdown measures instituted by several countries. He said the ministry had 39 ventilators and has purchased an additional 10 to be installed at the new medical facilities.
Another 88 ventilators have been ordered.
“I just want to explain that a ventilator is simply a machine used when the lungs of an individual are compromised and this machine will breathe for the person. It is not really something you use on a daily basis,” he said.
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