Tunisia-Dr Nawel Chaouch: “In two weeks, we will have to decide who should live or die! “

Dr Nawel Chaouch, a pulmonologist at Abderrahmane Mami hospital, warned of the pandemic situation due to Covid-19, which is likely to get out of control, within the next few days in Tunisia.

During her appearance on  El Hiwar Ettounsi channel, the doctor did not hide her concern. Admittedly, she fears that the country will suffer a wave of deaths like the catastrophic scenario that happened in Italy: “We only have 100 intensive care beds! From this result if we arrive at 5% of patients needing a place in intensive care and 2000 patients, the beds will be quickly saturated “.
According to her, wearing a mask and social distancing are the only two scientifically found effective means. We can no longer confine the population for economic reasons.
“Today, the situation is still manageable but if the number of patients multiplies at an exponential rate, within a week or two, we will arrive at a disaster scenario: Choose who will live or die among the patients who will be hospitalized in intensive care! ”
There are currently between 400 and 500 sick people per day, with a worrying number of deaths which is increasing …