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A new medical unit for the management of moderate and severe cases of Covid-19 was inaugurated on Thursday at Mohammed VI hospital in Tangier. Built and equipped in less than a week, this unit includes 48 beds in individual rooms equipped with respiratory assistance devices and vital signs monitors and will thus be dedicated to patients whose state of health requires immediate administration. oxygen.
The reception capacity of this unit will allow the health authorities to take charge of recent cases of Covid-19 contamination which go to hospitals in Tangier, said the regional director of health in Tangier-Tétouan-Al Hoceima, Dr Ouafae Ajnaou, specifying that this unit is dedicated to the care of patients suffering from chronic diseases and elderly people whose state of health requires intensive care. This unit will alleviate the pressure on resuscitation units, whose capacity reaches 73 beds, added Dr Ajnaou.
Cases that require medical supervision will be taken care of at this unit, while serious and critical cases will be transferred to the three resuscitation units in Tangier, the official explained.
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