Bahrain’s COVID-19 ICU facility gets global attention

TDT | Manama

Bahrain’s newly inaugurated, state-of-the-art field Intensive Care Unit (ICU) at the Bahrain Defence Force (BFC) Hospital in Riffa has gained international media exposure. Top international news agencies reported yesterday on the completion of the facility, which was put together in a record time of seven days.

The ICU features 130 beds and is outfitted with the best equipment for the treatment of patients suffering from the coronavirus (COVID-19) disease. It is a part of the ongoing preparations of the National Taskforce for Combatting COVID-19 to provide the needed facilities and procedures to deal with infected cases.

“The new ICU is a precautionary step in case there are any developments,” Royal Medical Services Commander Major General Prof. Shaikh Khalid bin Ali Al Khalifa was quoted as saying. “We are able in record time, in seven days, to establish this unit with 130 beds...working day and night. “This is the first time that such an equipped (temporary) unit has been established in the Gulf.”