- ISSN: 0253-8253
- E-ISSN: 2227-0426
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oa Setting up a temporary isolation tent site for asymptomatic COVID-19 positive male migrant workers in Qatar
- Source: Qatar Medical Journal, Volume 2022, Issue 4, نوفمبر ٢٠٢٢, 55
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- ٠٣ يوليو ٢٠٢٢
- ٠١ سبتمبر ٢٠٢٢
- ١٥ نوفمبر ٢٠٢٢
ملخص
Background: Qatar has a unique demographic composition, involving hundreds of thousands of male blue-collar workers living in places where physical distancing measures are difficult to implement. This study aimed to describe the rapid development and operations of a temporary isolation facility, which was composed of tents, for asymptomatic COVID-19 positive migrant workers.
Design: The government established several temporary isolation facilities to house this important group of the community. This was achieved through daily meetings over a short period, thanks to the collaboration of government and private partners, in parallel to the facility being built and required resources procured.
Results: A 3,726-patient capacity isolation facility composed of large tents was constructed in 1 month and was kept operational from April 16 to June 20, 2020. Over that period, it received a total of 18,900 patients. It took 10 days from the decision to set up the first part of the isolation facility to admitting its first occupants.
Conclusions: The COVID-19 pandemic necessitated the implementation of unprecedented global public health and physical distancing measures to contain the spread of the virus among the population. Rapidly opening a temporary COVID-19 isolation facility bought the healthcare sector time to set up more permanent solutions to contain the spread of the virus.
