Shortage of ICU beds in hospitals islandwide Rise in number of COVID-19 cases
Posted on April 26th, 2021

Courtesy The Daily Mirror

With the number of COVID-19 cases on the rise daily, there is a shortage of beds in Intensive Care Units (ICUs) for the COVID-19 patients in hospitals islandwide.

Primary Health Care, Epidemics and COVID-19 Disease Control Minister Sudarshani Fernandopulle told Daily Mirror that the available capacity in ICU was almost full.

Steps are being taken to increase the capacity in ICUs and High Dependency Units in order to address the issue,” she said.

She also said a new strain had been apparently identified and that’s why the ICU admissions had gone up.

There is a tendency of youths getting COVID-19 complications and being admitted in ICUs than adults at present,” she said.

However, we are taking all measures to mitigate the situation and minimise the risk,” she added.

Meanwhile, the State Minister said people were not careful and were acting in an irresponsible manner. (Sheain Fernandopulle)

One Response to “Shortage of ICU beds in hospitals islandwide Rise in number of COVID-19 cases”

  1. Nimal Says:

    Must give the vaccines to every one, even by force to minimize the spread. Government must prepare to get companies to produce the oxygen,even use the industrial ones.US could gift us or sell us O2 equipment, perhaps China and Russia could help us too. Not forgetting UK.

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