State-Of-The-Art Treatment Being Given to COVID-19 Patients
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While most recovered donors and the team is seeing the number at the Intensive Care Unit at Hazm on Thursday (May 28), the THE Hamad Medical Corporation COVID-19 patients in Qatar experi- Mebeireek General Hospital and se- Amiri Diwan announced (HMC) is using state-of-the-art ence only mild symptoms, some do of donations from recovered patients rise each week verely ill COVID-19 patients often on Sunday. treatment options for patients with require additional levels of care and require mechanical ventilation. A Employees will COVID-19 who are currently under support,” said Dr Muna al Maslama- small percentage will require extra- resume their work on its care. ni, CDC Medical Director. corporeal membrane oxygenation Sunday (May 31). The healthcare provider has six One treatment uses the blood (ECMO) therapy. As for Qatar Central hospitals dedicated to the treatment plasma of recovered COVID-19 pa- “The ECMO technology can oxy- Bank (QCB), banks and of COVID-19 patients who require tients. The plasma contains antibod- genate a severely sick COVID-19 financial institutions specialised care. The hospitals are ies that have been shown to help im- pneumonia patient’s blood with- working under the super- Hazm Mebeireek General Hospital, prove immunity against COVID-19. out the need to transfer the oxygen vision of QCB and Qatar the Communicable Disease Center Dr Maslamani says there is some evi- through fluid-filled lungs.E CMO Financial Markets Au- (CDC), The Cuban Hospital, Ras Laf- dence suggesting the plasma treat- replaces the function of the lung like thority (QFMA), the QCB fan Hospital, Mesaieed Hospital, and ment improves the overall condition plasma donations from people who Maslamani. the dialysis function for a kidney,” Governor shall specify the newly opened field hospital in Al of COVID-19 patients. have recovered from COVID-19. We To date, 91 patients have received said Dr Ahmed al Mohammed, Act- the start and the end of Shahania, bringing the total bed ca- “The plasma therapy is showing have started using plasma treatment plasma from 79 recovered donors ing Chairman of HMC’s Intensive the holiday. pacity in all these facilities to more promise as a treatment for COV- at the Communicable Disease Center and the team is seeing the number Care Units. than 4,000. ID-19. It is also called convalescent using plasma from patients who have of donations from recovered patients “There are no approved vaccines plasma treatment and requires blood recovered from COVID-19,” said Dr rise each week. Continued on page 2 Qatar an active player at the Qatar ready to assist partners UN: Envoy in tackling COVID-19: Envoy Qatar sees 582 COVID-19 PERMANENT Representa- tive of Qatar to the United QNA ibility of the Qatari economy, recoveries in a single day Nations Ambassador HE WASHINGTON pointing to several reports is- Sheikha Alia bint Ahmed bin sued recently by independent TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK Saif al Thani affirmed that QATAR has affirmed its com- organisations such as the In- DOHA Qatar is an active player, mitment to assisting its part- ternational Monetary Fund and thanks to the wise policy ners worldwide, including the Moody’s, which emphasised QATAR saw 582 people recovering from cor- of the state leadership, in US, to overcome the coronavi- the economic strength of Qatar. onavirus (COVID-19) on Sunday, the highest most activities of the UN rus (COVID-19) crisis. The ambassador briefed daily recovery so far, bringing the total num- organs, and in regional “Qatar’s economic pros- the American companies on ber of recoveries in the country to 4,370. and international groups pects and the future of bilater- the extent of regulation and In a statement, the Ministry of Public engaged on issues that fall al Qatari-American relations the comprehensiveness of the Health (MoPH) said 1,632 new confirmed within the political priorities are still bright,” Ambassador response of the government of COVID-19 cases reported in the last 24 hours, of Qatar. In an interview of Qatar to the US HE Sheikh Qatar to combat the coronavi- taking the total infected tally to 32,604. with Al-Diplomacy Magazine, Meshal bin Hamad al Thani rus. The measures put in place In the last 24 hours, 18 cases were admit- prepared by the Diplomatic said. He stressed the com- Qatar’s Ambassador to the US HE helped Qatar being one of the ted to intensive care due to complications re- Institute of the Ministry of mitment of Qatar to assist its Sheikh Meshal bin Hamad al Thani. countries that experienced the sulting from the infection, bringing the total Foreign Affairs, she said the partners including the US to lowest death rate in the world number of cases receiving care in the ICU to UN’s selection of Qatar to overcome the crisis. COVID-19 crisis and the cur- due to the efficiency of its 165. open offices for its organs The ambassador said rent economic situation of the healthcare system, he noted. The MoPH said the new cases are expa- is an important message this while participating as country. As many as 58 entities Despite the impact the cor- triate workers who were infected with the indicating that Qatar is at a keynote speaker at a video representing prominent Ameri- onavirus has had on the mis- virus as a result of contact with individuals the forefront of the reliable conference organised by the can companies such as Abbott sions of the Qatari embassy and who were previously infected, in addition had been infected in the workplace or through countries in the region, as American Chamber of Com- Laboratories, MetLife, Exxon- its activities in the US, the basic to recording new cases of infection among visits and family gatherings, the MoPH said. an effective and trustworthy merce with a group of Ameri- Mobil, ConocoPhillips, General goals of the country have not groups of workers in different regions. The ministry said the high number of infec- partner for the UN in facing can businessmen. Electric, Motorola, and Inven- changed, he added. Cases of infection have also increased tions among citizens and residents is due to challenges. (QNA) The conference discussed tus Power, participated in it. among citizens and residents as a result of the lack of compliance by some with precau- how Qatar managed the The envoy stressed the flex- Continued on page 2 contact with infected family members who tionary measures. 4 PHCC centres to test walk-in patients for COVID-19 TRIBUNE NEWS NETWORK test and hold centre as a DOHA walk-in patient to be swabbed if you are displaying corona- The Primary Heath Care Cor- virus symptoms,” the PHCC A SHGhaL OPENS poration (PHCC) has dedicat- said. ed four of its health centres Anyone who has symp- 8 th UNDERpasS as test and hold centres as toms of COVID-19 should part of efforts to contain the either quickly contact the at MESAIMEER spread of the coronavirus 16000 helpline or go directly (COVID-19) pandemic. to one of the designated InteRchanGE The four testing centres health centers for testing the are: Muaither Health Centre; virus. The Public Works Authority (Ashghal) has opened a new 600-metre underpass at Mesaimeer Rawdat Al Khail Health Cen- This is important as the Interchange to traffic towards Rawdat Al Khail Street and D-Ring Road from Doha Expressway. The tre; Umm Slal Health Cen- earlier the disease is de- new underpass is the eighth to be opened, as part of a series of openings, among nine underpasses tre; and Al Gharafa Health have so far tested more than expanded to protect the most tected the easier it will be to at the Mesaimeer Interchange. The underpass consists of one lane and can accommodate about Centre. 14,500 patients. vulnerable. You will now be receive the right treatment 2,000 vehicles per hour, coming from Doha Expressway. PAGE 2 The PHCC health centres “Testing is being further able to attend a COVID-19 and recover from it. 02 Monday, May 18, 2020 Contact US: Qatar Tribune I EDITORIAL I Phone: 40002222 I ADMINISTRATION & MARKETING I Phone: 40002155, 40002122, Fax: 40002235 P.O. 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