600 Earthquake Wounds in Albania

Health Minister Ogerta Manastirliu in a connection for “A BC News” has so far been declared 190 missions carried out in the territory to help the wounded.

The medical teams on alert are treating 600 injured in hospitals. Health and Social Protection Minister Ogerta Manastirliu from the Durres regional hospital said they are receiving service from 176 citizens in this hospital, none of them are in serious condition. “We have reinforced the emergency teams here in Durres as soon as emergency teams from Shkodra have arrived to help cope. In the hospitals of Tiraba, Durres, Kruja, Kurbini and Lezha have taken on service over 600 injured as a result of the” earthquake, Manastirliu said. Measures have been made for medical and medical supplies, and the emergency team is organizing field service. There are over 500 calls faced by the National Emergency, which has carried out 120 ambulance missions. Medical teams are currently in full readiness at” hospitals, Manastirliu said.

She said the government in co-operation with state police is working to keep the situation under control.

“Puna is on the ground to identify cases of people still being sought by state structures, axes are being opened, we have no reports of delays in terms of receiving aid”, Manastirliu said. /Abcnea. al