Following a reduction in face-to-face capacity during the last COVID-19 wave to protect patients, visitors, and healthcare personnel, Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC) has now announced that it will resume providing in-person outpatient appointments at full capacity beginning Sunday, March 6.

The return to normal service delivery follows a considerable drop in COVID-19 infections in Qatar in recent weeks following the virus's Omicron wave.

The Ministry of Public Health (MoPH) in Qatar announced 291 Covid-19 instances today, bringing the total number of current cases in Qatar to 2,883. In Qatar, the number of Covid-19 cases has been steadily decreasing over the last few days. Qatar is also one of the world's most vaccine-friendly countries.

حمد الطبية تعلن عودة مستشفيي حزم مبيريك العام والكوبي للعمل حسب العمليات التشغيلية المعتادة

اعتبارا من يوم الأحد الموافق 6 مارس 2022https://t.co/iDryZWJlsf pic.twitter.com/wTfGNroY3U

— مؤسسة حمد الطبية (@HMC_Qatar) March 2, 2022

Following their certification as COVID-19 institutions, Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital and The Cuban Hospital have both resumed normal operations and will continue to deliver their complete spectrum of healthcare services to patients, according to Hamad Medical Corporation (HMC).

The return to normal service delivery follows a considerable drop in COVID-19 infections in Qatar in recent weeks following the virus's Omicron wave. More than 700 individuals with COVID-19 were admitted to HMC facilities during the peak of the Omicron wave, but with the recent drop in cases, this number has dropped significantly, with just about 50 patients currently admitted to hospitals. Patients with COVID-19 who require hospitalization continue to receive advanced care at HMC's Communicable Disease Center and the Field Hospital on the Hazm Mebaireek site.

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— وزارة الصحة العامة (@MOPHQatar) March 2, 2022

Throughout the COVID-19 epidemic, Hazm Mebaireek General Hospital and The Cuban Hospital have both played critical roles in treating patients with moderate to severe COVID-19 symptoms who require hospitalization.

The commitment and expertise of the healthcare teams at these facilities have been instrumental in achieving HMC's commitment to provide high-quality specialist care to all COVID-19 patients without delay throughout the pandemic, and have contributed to Qatar having one of the lowest COVID-19 mortality rates in the world.

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