According to many experts, the risk of new infections with coronavirus infection will remain until June. Belarus will not be an exception. In different news sources, data on the number of cases, the speed of the spread of the virus, and the measures taken in the regions vary.
The article collects all relevant official statistical information about the coronavirus in Brest, which is necessary for residents of the Brest region and everyone interested in the development of the epidemic situation on its territory.
How many people are infected with coronavirus in Brest
The last time the statistics of the Ministry of Health for the city of Brest was published in local media on April 17. It was reported that the diagnosis was confirmed in 18 patients. Most cases are in Brest residents, only one infection was recorded in a resident of the Gomel region, who recently arrived in the capital of Belarus.
107 patients are being treated for pneumonia. The disease proceeds in a severe form in ten. Four residents require mechanical ventilation.
37 citizens were hospitalized due to suspected presence of coronavirus. About 1,600 residents are called to observe self-isolation: those who have returned from other countries, truckers, people who have been in direct contact with the sick.
How many cases of coronavirus in the Brest region
Brest region published data on the incidence: 681 infections were recorded. Over the past 7 days, the number has doubled (earlier it was said about 340 people). Accordingly, the number of patients increased by 50%. Most of those infected have a mild form of the disease.
At the end of April, the Minister of Health of Belarus visited the Brest region. Experts rated the situation as "favorable". The ministry refuses to publish the exact number of infected people across all regions.
Brest teachers regretted the decision to continue school. Recently, a teacher of the 33rd high school received confirmation of the coronavirus. The woman was taken to the hospital, her colleagues were ordered to self-isolate, and the students were transferred to distance learning.
Drogichinsky district was affected by the coronavirus by the beginning of May. Previously, patients with CoVID-19 were not observed there. Now the local hospital has accepted two infected people.
Ivatsevichi district boasts seven recovered patients. The Central Hospital is holding "under guard" three more patients. Data on the number of people undergoing treatment in conditions of self-isolation has not been disclosed. Similarly, information about the dead is hidden. The social networks of Belarus are full of discussions of this topic.
Information on the number of people with the new virus in the Berezovsky district was not updated for 2 weeks. The first case in the region was identified on April 13. The cancellation of mass festivities previously scheduled for May 9 and 1 has been announced. On the ninth day in Bereza, flowers will simply be laid on the mass grave of Komsomolsky Square. The data on positive test results in the district are hushed up.
In the Stolin region, a gynecologist became infected. He often attended the local church. Her parishioners are carefully examined.
It is known about the death of a general practitioner of the third polyclinic in the city of Baranovichi. She was being treated for pneumonia, and no confirmed coronavirus was reported.
When the coronavirus was just beginning to spread in the Brest region, the Luninets district was declared the first in terms of the number of infected people. Belarusian correspondents tried to find out the specific number of victims of the virus by contacting the local authorities. Its leadership sent journalists to look for an answer on the websites of the Ministry of Health and others. However, these websites do not contain such information.
Quarantine in hospitals in Brest and the region
The Minister of Health of Belarus visited the dermatovenerological and oncological dispensaries of Brest in order to find out the current situation. Then he paid a visit to polyclinics and hospitals in Baranovichi. As a result of the trip, the department called the state of the institutions “favorable”.
The area is "attacked" by acute respiratory infections. It is still difficult to stabilize their growth.
The authorities have taken a protective measure: since the end of February, it is forbidden to visit acquaintances, friends and relatives isolated and undergoing quarantine in hospitals in the Brest region.
It was decided to cancel the planned hospitalization of the population. The time for the introduction of restrictions has not been set: the epidemiological situation with coronavirus in Brest is changing too rapidly. The government pays the most attention to the implementation of sanitary and epidemiological measures. They are designed to prevent the further spread of the coronavirus. In recent days, there have been no detected cases of the disease in the Brest region, but 4 residents are being observed in the infectious diseases department of the regional hospital.
Doctors say: an Iranian student was the first to bring the coronavirus to the territory of Belarus, the disease was detected in Minsk.
In one day, doctors hospitalized several dozen students who had contacts with the infected. The leadership of BNTU, the university of an Iranian student, immediately made an announcement: the educational institution will teach in a remote format.
Where to get tested for coronavirus in Brest
Directly on the territory of the city, you can take an analysis for coronavirus in Brest in several offices of infectious diseases of city institutions at once. Testing for coronavirus is done by the following organizations:
- Brest city polyclinics No. 1, 2, 3, 6;
- Brest Regional Clinical Hospital;
- Brest Central Polyclinic;
- Brest City Hospital No. 2;
- Brest city children's polyclinic №1.
The authorities of Belarus are trying to prevent panic among the population of the country. They close the official incidence statistics by region. As journalists managed to find out, the number of cases is small, but the trend towards an increase in their number continues.