After weekend lull increase in admissions at Vojvodina Clinical Center: "They go straight on oxygen"

"When patients come to us, they are often in such a condition that they must start oxygen therapy. The situation is still not good," said infectologist and president of the Association of Infectologists of Serbia Tomislav Preveden

There are 305 Covid patients currently hospitalized in the Clinical Center of Vojvodina (KCV), 28 of whom are on mechanical ventilation devices, while there had been 129 examinations and 36 new admissions during Monday, infectologist and president of the Association of Infectologists of Serbia Tomislav Preveden said today.

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Speaking for K1 television, he assessed that after a lull over the weekend, this is an increase in the number of hospitalized people.

"It was a difficult night because there were a lot of examinations and admissions in our clinic. When patients come to us, they are often in such a condition that they must start oxygen therapy. The situation is still not good," said Preveden.

He added that slightly more serious patients come to KC Vojvodina from Covid clicnics in healthcare centers, and assessed that their condition is more severe than in the previous period.

"It would be better if they were vaccinated. There was time for that," said Preveden, as reported by Tanjug.

KC Vojvodina staff are working to ensure enough free beds, and to be receiving as many Covid patients as are being discharged. There are seven Covid units, and six intensive cre units, he said, adding that in November last year, there had been over 400 patients.

"We are enduring somehow, we would like to get a rest and a break, but in these conditions that's impossible," said Preveden.

Preveden pointed out that the post Covid syndrome is far more pronounced in patients who have been hospitalized and can last from a few weeks to several months.

"It is manifested through weakness, fatigue, loss of appetite, which are not significant problems, but when they all come together, a patient cannot return to their daily routine immediately. The syndrome passes with medical supervision and vitamin therapy," he said.

He recommended vaccination first, along with all other prevention measures.

"After the first dose of the vaccine, people should behave as if they had not received it. The same applies to after the second dose, until 2-4 weeks have passed, because only then can we say that we are safe," he recommended.

92 patients are also hospitalized in the clinical center in Sremska Kamenica near Novi Sad, where 12 patients are on ventilators.

There were 132 new coronavirus cases in Novi Sad yesterday, while the day before the number was 176, and the recent daily average has been 200 per day.

(Telegraf.rs)