30 new respirators from Norway, Switzerland and the UN

TIRANA-30 new respirators have been added to the 'Infectious Diseases' with the support of Switzerland, Norway and UNDP, the office of the United Nations in Albania to help people who are in intensive therapy with COVID-19. Present at the handover ceremony were Norwegian Ambassador to Albania Jens Erik Grondahl, Deputy Head of Mission at the Swiss Embassy Patrik Meier, as well as Permanent Representative of UNDP Limya Eltayeb. "I want to say that I am very happy to see that these respirators have come to Albania. I’ve heard that these are exactly the devices you need. In times of pandemics, solidarity and international cooperation is very important ", said the Norwegian Ambassador to Albania Jens Erik Grondahl. "I congratulate all of us here, because pandemics like these need to have a common approach. Switzerland has been active in the health sector in Albania for a long time. We really want to continue to help the Albanian government and strengthen the health sector, "said Patrick Meier, Head of Mission at the Swiss Embassy. "We must all be very vigilant, we all have a responsibility as an international community, but every citizen has his own responsibilities. The pandemic is not over yet. I think we need to go beyond solidarity, because as I said no one is safe until everyone is safe, "said PNU Permanent Representative Limya Eltayeb. The Swiss government has donated $ 330,000, the Norwegian Government 3,000,000 Norwegian Kruna (approximately $ 300,000) and the PNUD $ 150,000. Recall that our country is facing high rates of COVID-19. So far there are 8 patients in intensive care and 2 are intubated.