Saudi Arabia will open a new medical centre in Makkah to provide quick and efficient medical services to thousands who will visit the region for the seasonal Umrah pilgrimage, a senior public health official said.
The new centre, to open on 21 August, will have a 20-bed intensive care unit, a 20-bed emergency ward with a women’s section and an ICU for cardiovascular patients, The Saudi Gazette reports.
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The increasing number of H1N1 influenza cases in the country means that the government is taking measures to treat pandemic cases during the pilgrimage, the news agency reports.
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