Coronavirus is a viral disease, the outbreak of which was registered in China at the end of 2019. In 2020, the COVID-19 virus has spread around the world.
On the situation in Omsk: are there any infected?
Coronavirus in Omsk has not been confirmed to date. The press service of the regional government of Kuzbass confirms the detection of coronavirus in two people. Interfax provides information that both patients are being observed in infectious diseases hospital No. 8. Another person was hospitalized in Novokuznetsk one person with suspected coronavirus.
To date, Russia has 50 infections with coronavirus. But, in Western Siberia, the virus was not registered.
Were there any suspicions: what is the result of the tests?
No cases of coronavirus have been registered in Omsk. But, suspicion of COVID-19 was present in the region. The first suspicion of the disease in a woman was on January 30th. The Russian citizen returned from China on January 18 and felt completely healthy. Two weeks later, the health of a resident of Omsk deteriorated. She was afraid that she might have coronavirus and called an ambulance. The patient was rushed to the hospital.
Rospotrebnadzor of the city of Omsk has recently developed test systems that can detect coronavirus. They were used to examine a patient for coronavirus. The test results were negative.
On February 15, in the city, eyewitnesses saw an ambulance and medical workers in protective suits who hospitalized a person in an infectious diseases hospital. The press service of the Ministry of Health of the Omsk Region reports that a resident of the city was indeed taken to the hospital with suspected coronavirus.
The media confirm that the Chinese virus in Omsk may appear, so the authorities are monitoring the quality of the verification of all suspicions of the disease. In addition, 15 citizens who arrived from the People's Republic of China were placed in an infectious diseases hospital under observation.
In Omsk spoke about the symptoms of a new coronavirus
The COVID-19 virus is easily confused with the flu and other acute respiratory infections, as they have similar symptoms. Omsk doctors say that the signs of coronavirus are similar to those of SARS. After infection with the COVID-19 virus, an incubation period begins, the duration of which is 1-14 days. During this period, the carrier infects other people. The disease occurs in the form of a common flu, parainfluenza or other respiratory infection. Symptoms of the disease appear as:
- rhinitis;
- cough;
- Chill.
With coronavirus, patients experience an increase in body temperature. They complain of headache and muscle pain. Doctors say that the pathology is accompanied by manifestations of hypoxia and cough.
At the initial stage of development of COVID-19, its signs are identical to those of SARS. The disease is manifested by dry cough, fever, weakness. In a certain group of patients, eye damage with conjunctivitis and diarrhea are observed.
With the course of the pathology, you are in a mild form, the inflammatory process in the lungs is not diagnosed. Symptoms of the disease are mild. With a mild form of the disease, there may be a normal body temperature or its slight increase. A severe form of the disease is accompanied by a sharp deterioration in the state of human health. The patient notes the appearance of an unproductive persistent cough, high fever and the development of respiratory failure. If the patient has concomitant diseases of a chronic nature, then his health deteriorates several times.
Doctors of Omsk hospitals constantly carry out educational work and tell people about the symptoms of the disease. They urge citizens to seek medical help at the first signs, which will eliminate the possibility of developing serious complications.
Omsk began preventive measures
In connection with the spread of the epidemic and the emergence of new cases of infection with coronavirus in Russia, Omsk began preventive measures. The Office of Rospotrebnadzor asks citizens of the Russian Federation who arrived from countries that have had cases of infection to inform medical workers about this. In turn, doctors undertake to monitor body temperature and general health of a person at home every day.
If signs of an acute respiratory disease are detected, then Omsk residents must undergo a test for the presence of a coronavirus infection. This procedure is carried out by stationary medical institutions of the region absolutely free of charge.
In the Omsk region, they continue to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection. At the airport named after D.M. Korbyshev, at the checkpoint across the state border, the temperature of all citizens who arrived from abroad was measured. People who arrived from the United Arab Emirates, India, Kazakhstan, Vietnam, Thailand are subjected to double thermal imaging control.
For people who come from the People's Republic of China, medical supervision is established for 2 weeks. According to data as of 10.03, seven people who arrived from China had symptoms of acute respiratory diseases. Tests for coronavirus showed negative results.