Sayyid Saud bin Hilal al Busaidi, Minister of State and Governor of Muscat, inaugurated on Monday the field hospital for Covid-19 patients at the old Muscat International Airport building.

The hospital will function with 100 beds initially and will include a shelter furnished with 23-24 beds. If deemed necessary, the facility will be converted into a standard hospital, said Al Hosani, Health Affairs Undersecretary at the Ministry of Health, speaking at the time.

The field hospital will not directly receive Covid-19 patients, but patients whose condition calls for admission will be transferred here, only for medium-level care. Serious cases that may develop at the field hospital will be transferred to referral hospitals by ambulance.

Built on an area of 6,100 square metres, the field hospital will help restore the operational capacity of basic health services, besides keeping risks posed to hospital health workers at bay.

The field hospital will operate with a team from Health Ministry consisting of 30 doctors, 115 nurses, 7 technicians, 7 assistant pharmacists and 7 ex-ray technicians. The adjoining shelter is set up on an area of 10,000 square metres with capacity to accommodate 384 beds.

SOURCE: OMANOBSERVER