Coronavirus in Paraguay: “It’s a disaster, don’t send anyone anymore”, asked the director of a hospital | the Chronicle

Paraguayan government extended restrictions in an attempt to reduce traffic, due to the large increase The Covid cases which peaked last Thursday. Asunción is currently the country’s viral epicenter, and hospital authorities have announced that they have not had enough.

Yolanda González, director of the Itaguá National Hospital, revealed that they have 210 beds occupied by patients with Covid, 84 of them in intensive care. “There isn’t even room to put chairs anymore. It’s a disaster that they no longer send anyone. An ambulance arrives and the other patients are angry because they have been waiting for a bed for three days sitting on chairs “, said the director.

“I have 210 double beds; Even with five wards coming to me, they won’t be able to force us to put someone inside. We are in one of the worst times. If a patient dies, there are already four waiting to enter his home ”, he added and also clarified that there is no problem with the oxygen supply.

“We must stop the factory for new boxes”, Guillermo Sequera, director of health surveillance, said Friday.

How does the pandemic get to Paraguay?

Paraguay adds 330,457 cases and 8,235 deaths since the start of the pandemic. As of Thursday, there was a record for daily cases (3,031). In addition, 3,228 people are currently hospitalized, including 567 in intensive care.