14:48, 12 August 2020 | GMT +6
Nur-Sultan’s COVID-19 hospital discharges last patient
NUR-SULTAN. KAZINFORM – The Central Veterans Clinical Hospital which is used as a COVID-19 facility has seen its last COVID-19 patient being discharged, Kazinform correspondent reports.
The discharged patient - a 68-year-old male, who defeated the COVID-19 virus, thanked the medical staff for treatment and care. The man now feels well.
Notably, the Central Veterans Clinical Hospital was converted into a COVID-19 facility by the Health Ministry’s order.
According to Serik Shakhmetov, the hospital’s deputy medical director, the 68-year-old was admitted to the hospital with 75% lung tissue destruction. He also added that the hospital has provided treatment to about 750 COVID-19 patients. The hospital has discharged 350 COVID-19 patients, others have been relocated.
The Hospital is to temporarily close down its COVID-19 facility for two weeks and return to its routine operations.