Qatar – ‘Children among most affected in recent Covid spike’

Qatar – ‘Children among most affected in recent Covid spike’

Among the most affected in the recent spike in Covid-19 cases are children and people who have had a drop in immunity as more than six months have elapsed after their second dose of vaccine, a senior health official said. 'Several medical facilities have been allocated to follow up on Covid-19 patients,' Dr Hamad Eid al-Rumaihi, director of the Department of Health Protection and Communicable Disease Control at the Ministry of Public Health (MoPH), told Qatar TV Tuesday. 'During the past two months, we have noticed an increase in the spread of the virus in society and over the recent days in hospitalisation too,' he said. The Communicable Disease Center, The Cuban Hospital, and Hazm Mebaireek Field Hospital are receiving Covid-19 patients. ___________________________________ Shot in the arm 'The vaccination campaign which started in December 2020 has seen more than 5mn doses being administered in Qatar against Covid-19, covering about 86% of the population. The booster dose administration started on September 15, 2021 and to date more than 247, 000 people have been vaccinated, with a growing demand. We hope to cover more people in the forthcoming period,' added Dr al-Rumaihi. ___________________________________ 'We are fully ready to receive patients in the