COVID-19 treatment to be selective in Albania in case of overload, Minister says

Albanian Health Minister, Ogerta Manastirliu on the Parliament podium

 The Minister of Health Ogerta Manastirliu in her speech in the parliament spoke about a possible scenario in case of an overload of the health system.

"If we have an overload of hospitals, we will select who will be treated!" She said.

"Albania is rated with 70 points for the health system by The Lancet. Albania has received a better rating than some EU countries. Assessment for Albania for investments in the health system. In Albania, the pandemic situation is being used politically. We have never stopped working in these challenging times. The hurried ones require the implementation of 4 points of the 5 point plan. In March, they called on the people of Kavaja to stand up and quarantine.

Every government decision is based on the assessment of the Committee of Experts. We are increasing testing, we will include fast testing. 

Will we increase hospital capacity as we have done. This war requires the cooperation of citizens. All measures are aimed at curbing the virus. What we can do is follow the simple rules. We should not go overloading the health system. If we will face overcrowding of hospitals, we will face the selection of who will be treated," said the Minister.