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Local health officials said the expansion also increased the number of ventilators.","The hospital plans to raise capacity to 31 beds and replace aging equipment, but the report gives no completion deadline. 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Oktober dem Gesundheitsministerium und Krankenhausvertretern zugeschrieben. Elf Betten bezeichnen die frühere Kapazität ohne Datumsangabe, 27 den gemeldeten aktuellen Stand und 31 ein Vorhaben ohne genannte Frist. Es sind keine nationalen Gesamtzahlen.","en":"Figures are attributed to the Health Ministry and hospital officials in SANA’s October 12 report. Eleven beds is the undated pre-expansion capacity, 27 is the reported current capacity and 31 is a plan without a stated deadline. They are not national totals.","es":"Las cifras se atribuyen al Ministerio de Salud y a responsables hospitalarios en el reporte de SANA del 12 de octubre. Once camas corresponden a la capacidad anterior sin fecha, 27 a la capacidad actual comunicada y 31 a un plan sin plazo anunciado. No son totales nacionales.","fr":"Les chiffres sont attribués au ministère de la Santé et aux responsables hospitaliers dans le reportage SANA du 12 octobre. Les 11 lits correspondent à la capacité antérieure non datée, 27 à la capacité actuelle annoncée et 31 à un projet sans échéance précisée. Ce ne sont pas des totaux nationaux.","pt":"Os números são atribuídos ao Ministério da Saúde e a dirigentes hospitalares na reportagem da SANA de 12 de outubro. Onze leitos representam a capacidade anterior sem data, 27 a capacidade atual informada e 31 um plano sem prazo divulgado. Não são totais nacionais.","tr":"Değerler SANA’nın 12 Ekim haberindeki Sağlık Bakanlığı ve hastane yetkililerinin açıklamalarına dayanır. On bir yatak, tarihi belirtilmeyen genişleme öncesi kapasitedir; 27 bildirilen mevcut kapasite, 31 ise son tarihi açıklanmayan plandır. 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