Sections of King Saud Hospital in Jeddah suffered air-conditioning failures and power cuts for the third day in a row on Wednesday, forcing some patients to be moved to other wards. Sami Badawood, head of Jeddah Health Affairs, said that a power cut on Monday that lasted until 11 PM was rectified, and that all air-conditioning units were working effectively throughout the hospital. Visitors and patients at the hospital, however, said that power had been off “for three days”. “The power cut lasted one whole day, then there was a partial cut out,” one said. “Air-conditioners in some sections are not working and others are not at full power, supposedly to lighten the pressure of demand throughout the hospital.”
