Photos: Bahrain converts car park into COVID-19 hospital

At the makeshift ICU of the hospital in Riffa, each bed is equipped with a ventilator

Last updated: April 15, 2020 | 19:55

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Bahrain has converted the multi-storey car park of a military hospital into a 130-bed intensive care unit for patients with COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the new coronavirus, and plans to set up four more field ICUs.

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At the makeshift ICU at the Bahrain Defence Force Hospital in Riffa, south of the capital Manama, each bed is equipped with a ventilator.

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Authorities said they plan to raise capacity to 500 beds once other field units are set up across the country.

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The hospital has been set up as a precautionary measure in case of a spike in coronavirus cases.

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The ICU was set up by the defence ministry in cooperation with other government bodies, on the third floor of a military hospital which had served as a parking lot.

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So far, a total of 751 confirmed COVID-19 cases have been reported in Bahrain, out of which four patients are in a critical condition. To date, 591 patients have been discharged and 6 deaths have been confirmed.

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Bahraini Royal Medical Services Commander, Major General Sheikh Khaled Bin Ali Al Khalifa, visits the newly-inaugurated intensive care unit for COVID-19 patients at the Bahrain Defense Force Hospital in Riffa

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