The health situation in Manouba is alarming, Minister of Women, Family and Elderly Affairs Imen Zahouani Houimel said at visit to hospitals and COVID-19 wards in the governorate Friday.

The Kassab Institute and the local hospital of Tebourba reached their maximum capacity, amid a surge in the number of coronavirus patients and a flagrant lack of human resources, Houimel told TAP at the end of a meeting of the local committee to combat disasters.

Manouba needs a field hospital, and local authorities are currently working to meet this demand, she said.

Houimel commended the local council’s support for the health system by allocating more than 2 million dinars to refurbish the COVID-19 laboratory and set up a COVID-19 unit.

Citizens must be aware of the necessity to receive vaccines, Houimel noted.

Participants in the meeting stressed the need to install a field hospital, increase the vaccine quotas for the region and initiate vaccination campaigns for people over 50 years without no need for registration on the Evax platform.

Source: TAP News Agency