Intensive care unit

A Turkish photographer was announced the winner of a category of the 2020 International Photography Awards over the weekend.

Selected as the winner of the "Discovery of the Year 2020" contest F. Dilek Uyar became the "Emerging Photographer of the Year" in the contest of the California-based International Photography Awards with her work titled "In Epicenter of COVID-19."

The Ministry of Health plans to expand the capacity of intensive care units expressly dedicated to the coronavirus in order to prepare for a further resurgence of patients.

The availability of intensive care beds (ICUs) is under pressure at hospitals across Attica, Greece's most populous region, a top health official has warned.

Two patients who on Friday were transferred from the Matei Bals Hospital to the Dr. Carol Davila Central Military Emergency University Hospital (SUUMC) are in intensive care, and two more transferred to the ROL2 healthcare facility at Otopeni are in a stable state and burn-free, according to the Defence Ministry (MApN).

Only 3 areas are designated in red on Bulgaria's covid-19 morbidity map These are Vratsa, Kyustendil and Pleven. This became clear during the regular briefing of the National Operational Headquarters.

An investigation has been launched into a fire at a private hospital in the southeastern province of Gaziantep that killed at least 11 patients in a COVID-19 intensive care unit.

Health Minister Fahrettin Koca said the fire that occurred on Dec. 19 was caused by a high-flow oxygen therapy machine used to treat coronavirus patients.

Health experts remain adamantly opposed to any further relaxation of restrictions during the festive season, citing the consistently high numbers of patients with Covid-19 fighting for their lives in intensive care units, with many operating at full capacity.

718 patients have been discharged from ICUs

711 patients have been discharged from ICUs

Ahead of Friday's relevant announcements by the government, the chances that retail stores will open sooner rather than later appear slim after the committee of infectious disease experts sounded the alarm Thursday over the unrelenting pressure on the health system.