General News of Wednesday, 14 July 2021Source: www.ghanaweb.com• Oxygen at the Ga East Hospital has run out• Dr Oliver-Commey noted the ICU for critical COVID-19 patients at the facility is full• He warned the public to adhere to the COVID-19 protocolsDr Joseph Oliver-Commey, the acting Director, Ghana’s Infectious Disease Centre (GIDC) has disclosed that the Intensive Care Unit (ICU) for critical COVID-19 patients at the facility is full and has currently run out of oxygen. Dr Oliver-Commey indicated that, the ward for severe cases is also filled to capacity and can no longer admit new patients due to inadequate oxygen and staff. He explained, “The only reason why you can take patients into your ICU is when you have oxygen and adequate staff to handle them. “At the moment we are constrained by lack of oxygen and it is not only the infectious disease centre, almost all the ICU centres are constrained by oxygen including the use of high flow oxygen, very expensive that patients cannot afford. The acting Director, Ghana’s Infectious Disease Centre, advised the public to adhere strictly to all COVID-19 safety precautions.

Source: GhanaWeb July 14, 2021 10:52 UTC