THE United States donates two field hospitals to help Trinidad and Tobago fight the upsurge in Covid-19 cases.
These hospitals will each contain 40 beds with spaces for high dependency and intensive care units.
Epidemiologist Dr Avery Hinds confirmed this at a Covid-19 virtual presser on Wednesday.
He said they will be set up at the Couva Hospital and Multi-Training facility and the Jean Pierre Complex.
Prime Minister Dr Keith Rowley first spoke about it during the morning show on TTT on Wednesday.
He said the spread of Covid-19 was out of control and the field hospitals were meant to expand the capacity of the healthcare.
Dr Rowley said, “Actually, what is happening in Couva is we are getting some help from the Americans with two field hospitals one of which is at Couva.
“It is a temporary hospital space. It is one of the responses if we are getting more people infected and there is a demand for more bed space.
“A field hospital is what you use to increase your bed space in the short term. It is not out of control, it is a response to what is happening as we experience a higher level of infection.”
Dr Hinds said the US Government had donated to field hospitals and they will be deployed as needed.
