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A team of German doctors who go to Portugal for this quarter to help fight the Covid-19 pandemic goes to the Hospital da Luz, in Lisbon, avança or ‘Expresso’, which assumes that the decision was taken in third place the night.
According to the same publication, what is at stake is that, for now, it is the only hospital with the capacity to receive «quickly» the 26 health professionals in Germany, assigned to help Portugal in the follow-up of patients admitted to hospital. intensive care units. .
Elements of the organization of the entire process confirmed to ‘Expresso’ that this would be the destiny of the German team, taking into account that, “immediately and in the face of the urgency of anticipating the maximum need for intensive care beds, Hospital da Luz he was the only one capable of offering enough beds for the team to work together, ”writes the newspaper.
The newspaper also reveals that although it is a private hospital with beds for professionals, the organization will always be in charge of the National Health Service, and the German doctor is expected to land around 1:30 p.m. in Figo Maduro.
The process of German aid to Portugal began on January 25, following a request from the Minister of Health, Marta Temido, to the German Minister of Defense, Annegret Kramp-Karrenbauer, and has now been completed with a team of 26 healthcare professionals, including six physicians, 40 mobile ventilators and 10 stationary ventilators, 150 infusion pumps, and as many hospital beds.
Speaking to Lusa, the doctor who will be in charge of the mission said that the team of military health professionals, with competences in Intensive Medicine, will focus mainly on a Lisbon hospital, ensuring that support can also be given to others. in the country.
“We know that the health system in Portugal is, at times, very overwhelmed. Hospital staff and, especially, intensive care units have reached their limits. We want to support them with our team, but also with clinical material to at least alleviate the situation, ”stressed Ulrich Baumgärtner.
According to a joint statement from the Portuguese Ministries of Health and Defense, German health professionals will remain in the country “for a period of three weeks, with their replacement scheduled every 21 days, until the end of March, if necessary.” .
* With Lusa
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