Gradual return of medical facilities to normal operation, testing for coronavirus antibodies, and over 3.5 thousand pneumonia recovery cases.
Gradual return of medical facilities to normal operation, testing for coronavirus antibodies, and over 3.5 thousand pneumonia recovery cases.
The number of patients with pneumonia requiring inpatient treatment is decreasing in the Vitebsk region, which in turn allows for the repurposing of hospital beds for the further provision of specialized medical care in normal operation. This was reported by the regional headquarters for the prevention of import, spread of cases, and protection of the population from infection caused by COVID-19.
Thus, from May 8, the contact center based at the Lyottsy sanatorium, where first-level contacts were monitored and pneumonia patients received follow-up treatment, ceased to function. From May 15, the surgical building of the regional oncology dispensary resumed its work in providing oncological care. From May 25, the regional center for psychiatry and narcology returned to its specialized patients. In the near future, several departments of the regional hospital, repurposed for the treatment of pneumonia patients, will also return to normal operation.
All central district hospitals in the Vitebsk region have beds allocated for providing medical care to patients with pneumonia and coronavirus infection. Depending on the evolving epidemiological situation in the regions, decisions are promptly made to increase their number or reverse repurposing.
As of May 25, approximately 5,200 rapid tests for COVID-19 antibodies have been conducted in hospitals and polyclinics in Vitebsk.
Currently, they are performed centrally in healthcare institutions to monitor patients and first-level contacts for the purpose of managing the epidemiological situation. Subsequently, those who suspect they have had a mild form of this infection will be able to undergo testing for the past illness.
Laboratory testing by PCR method for coronavirus is organized in 8 laboratories. A total of 55,719 laboratory tests have been conducted.
On average, about 1,600 samples are tested per day.
Patients requiring inpatient rehabilitation were referred to the "Zheleznodorozhnik" sanatorium. Since May 20, restorative treatment has been provided at the "Zheleznyaki" rehabilitation department of the regional cardiology center. Currently, over 100 people are undergoing inpatient rehabilitation.
For most patients who have had pneumonia, rehabilitation programs are implemented on an outpatient and home basis. Remote physical rehabilitation classes and online consultations on a set of breathing exercises have been organized for the public.
Regional headquarters for the prevention of import, spread of cases and protection of the population from infection caused by COVID-19.