A professor of community health at the University of Hadhramout warns of an epidemic explosion of "Covid 19" in the valley regions
English - Monday 15 March 2021 الساعة 10:56 am
Aden, NewsYemen:
Dr. Abdullah Salem bin Ghouth, a professor of community medicine at the University of Hadhramaut, said that the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic has reached Yemen after it overtook major countries, pointing out that it is a faster outbreak than the first wave.
He indicated, in a report, that the cumulative number of laboratory-confirmed COVID-19 cases arrived since the beginning of the pandemic in Yemen on April 10, 2020 AD until March 13, 2021 AD (2771 cases and 683 deaths).
He added that by following the epidemiological curve since the start of the pandemic until now, it becomes clear that Yemen is going through a second, more widespread wave, as the first wave resulted in 2,092 injuries and 609 deaths, and gradually receded.
He stated that the second wave of the epidemic exploded very quickly, and 612 confirmed cases were recorded in the first weeks, compared to 510 cases in the first wave.
He pointed out that the epidemic explosion continues to escalate into the second wave, and it is not known when it will decline in light of the limited treatment possibilities and the lack of effective preventive interventions.
A professor of community health at the University of Hadhramaut pointed to the increase in cases of infection transmitted to the intensive care departments in some hospitals, as the latter exceeded their capacity, including Al-Jumhuriya Hospital in Aden.
He said that when analyzing the geographical spread of the pandemic, the directorates of Wadi Hadramout recorded the largest number of confirmed infections, with a cumulative total of 691 cases since the beginning of the pandemic and 130 confirmed cases out of a total of 312 cases throughout Yemen.
And he added, this is a percentage that was not recorded in densely populated governorates, such as Taiz and Aden.
Dr. Bin Ghouth recommended that government agencies strengthen intensive care departments in all major hospitals in all Yemeni governorates, including providing equipment, increasing clinical capacity, and supporting staff to treat patients with COVID-19.
He also stressed the achievement of universal coverage with a vaccine against the emerging corona virus, and no later than the end of 2021.
