Kosovo has only about 150 free beds for patients with Coronavirus

Kosovo Hospital Service and University Clinic Director Valbon Krasniqi's task officer, has indicated that the coronary situation in Kosovo is extremely heavy.

In an interview for Radio Free Europe, Krasniqika showed how the staff has been re-organised during this period and what are the hospital capitals to deal with the pandemic.

As for reports of lack of protective equipment in hospitals, Krasniqi says authorities have been prepared for only a quarterly period and not for such spreading of the virus.

The current situation is extremely heavy. We've had a month to increase the number of cases of people infected at the country level, and this is being followed even by increasing the number of patients who require spiritualization. We have almost 600 patients lying at our clinics at the University Clinical Centre in Pristina and regional hospitals. This number is huge when our health system's capacities are known. Based on the government's decisions, on July 5th, on reorganising health personnel, increasing new capacities and increasing the number of beds dedicated to patients, we have done all actions in this direction and we have 750 beds available for affected by COVID-19”, Krasniqi told REL.