The Ministry of Defense announced on Wednesday that three military hospitals are reopening sectors to treat patients with COVID-19, News.ro reports. There are five beds each in Sibiu and Cluj, and 19 patients are in the Timisoara Modular Medical Isolation and Treatment System.

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“At the request of the Department of Public Health (DSP) of Sibiu County, the Dr. Alexandru Augustin Military Emergency Hospital will reopen on Thursday, August 4, a sector for the treatment of patients infected with the SARS-CoV-2 virus, with five beds. is available,” the Ministry of Defense said in a statement on Wednesday.

The source also specified that the Military Emergency Medical Hospital “Dr. Constantin Papilian” from Cluj-Napoca reopened on July 23 at the request of DSP Cluj the COVID-19 sector with five beds, which are currently fully occupied.

In addition, at the request of the prefecture and DSP Timiş, “Dr. Victor Popescu” from Timişoara reopened the Timişoara Modular Medical Isolation and Treatment System (SMMIT) from July 22, the number of hospitalized patients gradually increased to 19 hospitalized patients.

“Given the increase in the number of SARS-CoV-2 virus infections at the national level, the Medical Directorate of the Ministry of Health has obliged the subordinate health care institutions to check their capacity to support COVID-19 in order to ensure their prompt treatment. repeat operation within a maximum of 72 hours after requesting and obtaining the necessary permits to support the efforts of local and central authorities to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2 virus infection,” the ministry also noted.

The department notes that the Ministry of Defense’s internal medicine department ordered to take all necessary measures to limit the number of infections in all structures of the Ministry of Defense.