Of the 6,050 beds prepared for the treatment of patients with coronavirus (COVID-19) infection in Kyiv, some 88% are equipped with an oxygen supply system, Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko has said.
According to him, the capital’s medical facilities, where COVID-19 patients are treated, use a total of 35 to 45 tonnes of oxygen daily.
“This is almost three times more than during the previous wave of the virus. And this is a colossal volume. Therefore, we are working to constantly replenish oxygen supplies. The heads of hospitals constantly communicate with each other and with the Health Department of Kyiv City State Administration. Where problems arise, they are immediately sent additional supplies of oxygen,” Klitschko said.
He said there are oxygen reserves in Kyiv. “We have signed preliminary agreements with various enterprises for its supply. However, in the event of a rapid increase in the number of patients in need of oxygen support – and today the beds with oxygen in the capital are almost 75% full – experts do not exclude that there may be a problem of lack of oxygen. Therefore, we continue to work so that there are no interruptions in oxygen in the capital’s medical facilities,” Klitschko said.
According to him, both the city and the state allocate funds for this. In particular, Kyiv received Hr 54 million for the repair and installation of oxygen lines in medical facilities.
“The city today is doing everything possible to stop the rapid spread of coronavirus. And also to provide hospitals and medical personnel with all the necessary equipment, materials and medicines. Since every oxygen bed is a patient’s life saved,” Klitschko said.
