A bunch of 28 untimely infants from Gaza have been evacuated from a hospital contained in the besieged Palestinian enclave to Egypt to obtain remedy, in accordance with Egyptian tv footage and a Palestinian hospital physician.
“The infants arrived to me from al-Shifa Hospital. They had been in a catastrophic situation after they obtained right here,” mentioned Dr Mohammad Salama, head of the neonatal unit at Al-Helal Emirati Maternity Hospital in Rafah in southern Gaza.
Medical workers on the Egyptian aspect of the Rafah border crossing had been seen on Monday fastidiously choosing up infants from inside ambulances and putting them in cellular incubators, which had been then wheeled throughout a carpark in direction of different ambulances.
The infants, from a complete of 31 who had been moved on Sunday from the besieged al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza Metropolis to the maternity hospital in Rafah as a primary step in direction of evacuation, wore solely nappies and tiny inexperienced hats.
“The 28 infants have now safely arrived in Egypt. Three infants nonetheless stay on the Emarati Hospital and proceed to obtain remedy,” a World Well being Group spokesperson mentioned in an emailed response to the Reuters information company.
Requested in regards to the infants’ situations, he mentioned: “All infants are combating severe infections and proceed needing healthcare.”
