As of April 23, 311 cases of coronavirus infection were registered in the Penza region. The spread of the disease required the introduction of quarantine in the Penza region.
Quarantine in Penza due to coronavirus
The Penza region adheres to strict quarantine, which consists in self-isolation. It is strictly forbidden to go out to people over the age of 65, as they are at risk. It is allowed to go shopping at the nearest store or pharmacy. It is also allowed to take municipal waste to the nearest collection point. Residents of apartment buildings can walk their dogs within a radius of 100 meters from the house. Children can walk with one of the adults near the house, provided there is no contact with strangers.
It is allowed to move along the streets to people who work in services and organizations that ensure the life of the region in a pandemic. They must carry their ID. If a person needs regular medical care, then the ion must have a certificate from a doctor and can go to a medical center. Volunteers and citizens of the region who care for pensioners can move around the city.
Quarantine in hospitals in Penza is that scheduled medical examinations have been cancelled. Visiting a medical institution is possible only after prior consultation with a doctor. If a resident of the region has symptoms of a coronavirus infection, then it is strictly forbidden to visit a medical facility on your own, as there is a risk of infecting strangers. In this case, you need to call an ambulance or a coronavirus hotline.
Subject to non-compliance with quarantine, a person faces administrative liability and a fine. In the city, police squads regularly pass and drive through, which reveal violations. Police officers have already begun to file protocols for violating quarantine during the coronavirus pandemic. That is why the city began to adhere to the recommendations of the authorities.
Educational institutions
Quarantine was not introduced in Penza schools in March. Until April 4, schoolchildren continued their spring break. At the end of them, quarantine was introduced in schools, which consists in distance learning. Teachers post information about new topics and homework on the official websites of schools or on social networks. After completing them, the child sends the result to the teacher, who grades. If questions arise when studying a new topic, the child can contact the teacher by phone or on the Internet and the latter will give the necessary explanations.
Absolutely all educational institutions, regardless of their level of accreditation, have switched to distance learning.
Who else has stopped their activities?
Mass events - sports, cultural, educational, etc. - are prohibited in the region. Shopping centers that do not sell essential goods have suspended their activities. Theaters, cinemas, museums are closed. Tours are prohibited in the city. Children's entertainment centers are closed for quarantine.
Public catering organizations have stopped their work until the situation with the coronavirus stabilizes. Companies whose activities provided for the ability of a person to work at home have introduced a remote form of work. Public transport in the city is engaged in the transportation of working people who have documents confirming this fact.
Who keeps working?
Medical centers operate in the region, which in the current situation are the main link in ensuring the health and life of people. There are also organizations that provide a full life for people at home - the police, the gas service, the Ministry of Emergency Situations, etc.
The work in the city and the region of shops that sell food and essential goods has been ensured. Pharmacy hours have not changed due to the coronavirus. The activity of filling stations was not suspended.
Will quarantine be extended in Penza?
If on April 14, the governor of the Penza region, Ivan Belozertsev, argued that there was no need to introduce quarantine in the region, today the situation has changed. The ruling elite say that with an increase in the number of coronavirus infections, quarantine in the city and region will be extended. Otherwise, the authorities will gradually relax the rules for observing self-isolation.
Goals of quarantine due to coronavirus
Coronavirus is a serious disease that spreads by airborne droplets and contact. Quarantine in Penza and other cities of the Russian Federation has been extended until April 30. Medicines and vaccines against coronavirus have not yet been created, which complicates the process of treating the disease. That is why the best method of treating coronavirus infection is its prevention, which consists in reducing contact between people.
The authorities of the Penza region and the Russian Federation claim that quarantine ensures a decrease in the number of coronavirus infections.
The coronavirus was first detected in China at the end of 2019. Within a few months, the disease had spread throughout the world. In order to prevent its spread in Penza, quarantine was introduced for an indefinite period.