The admissions of youngsters to Makarios Hospital have elevated.
Talking on the RIK present, “First Replace”, the director of the Pediatric Division of the Makarios Hospital, Avraam Ilias, stated that the occupancy charge is 86%.
31 kids are hospitalized, the vast majority of them with Alpha Flu.
Mr. Ilias famous that 4 kids are hospitalized within the Intensive Care Unit, 2 with the RSV virus and a couple of with the flu.
These are infants below 3 months previous, who’re often extra severely unwell.
Abraham Ilias emphasised that the state of affairs is absolutely below management, nonetheless he indicated that the kids are affected by the Alpha Flu, since they’ve a excessive fever that lasts 5 to 7 days.
He additionally famous that some kids are anorexic and wish supportive therapy.
On the identical time, he identified that in older kids, the Alpha Flu causes different problems, akin to incapability to stroll.
In response to Mr. Ilias, the period of hospitalization with Alpha Flu is 7 days.
Supply: Radio RIK
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