Dubai hospitals suspend elective surgeries amid rise in Covid cases

  • Date: 21-Jan-2021
  • Source: Arabian Business
  • Sector:Healthcare
  • Country:UAE
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Dubai hospitals suspend elective surgeries amid rise in Covid cases

Dubai Health Authority has directed hospitals and clinics to suspend all elective surgeries for a month as the emirate deals with rising numbers of coronavirus cases.

In a series of tweets published by the official Dubai Media Office feed, it said the suspension would run until February 19 "in line with the efforts of the Dubai government to maintain the highest levels of community health and safety".

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The order, which aims to ensure medical facilities have the capacity to deal with a possible surge in hospitalisation, could be extended.

"The decision aims to give priority to urgent and more important health cases, and applies only to elective operations that require deep anesthesia or general anesthesia, and will allow operations that are medically necessary," another tweet said.



The health authority said surgical procedures that will continue include, but are not limited to, neurosurgery, orthopedic operations, cardiac and radiological interventions, removal of stones and stents in the urinary tract, and other urgent medical interventions in general surgery, ophthalmology, pediatrics, gynecology and obstetrics.

The decision comes as hospitals see a rise in the number of Covid-19 cases.

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