A ceremony was held at Sur Referral Hospital  to mark the launching of the Isolation Ward Project for patients inflicted with coronavirus disease. 

    The project was inaugurated by Health Minister Dr. Ahmed bin Mohammed al Saidi in the presence of Dr. Yahya bin Badr al Ma’awali, Governor of South A’Sharqiyah.

                      Dr. Khalid bin Said al Sa’adi, Director General of Health Services in the Governorate of South A’Sharqiyah, said in a speech on the occasion that the 838 sq-metre facility has been funded by Oman LNG at cost of RO761,000. He added the project’s funding comes as a contribution to social action and as a measure of support to the health sector in the Sultanate in its combat against Covid-19 pandemic.

                       Meanwhile, Mohammed bin Juma al Mukhaini, Director-General of Communications and Community Affairs at Oman LNG’s Developmental Institution, said that the project’s launch reaffirms the company’s main objective of contributing to the development of the country through contribution to the setting up of suitable healthcare establishments to serve individuals and providing hospitals and health centres with the best equipment and services.

                      The Isolation Ward consists of 12 special rooms fitted with hi-tech ventilation systems that spare time and effort of medical staff who would otherwise shift patients to different destinations for treatment, said al Mukhaini. ONA