Coronavirus is a viral disease that was first reported in December 2019 in the Chinese city of Wuhan. The virus is actively spreading around the world. As of March 18, 63 cases of infection were registered in the Russian Federation. Not a single person has died from the coronavirus.
Is there anyone infected with the coronavirus in Ufa?
No coronavirus has been registered in Ufa. But, the authorities are doing everything possible to exclude the development of the disease in the region. On March 17, the cabinet system was canceled in the schools of the region. The Continental Hockey League has decided to suspend the Gagarin Cup for a week.
The authorities are asking all tourists who have returned from foreign countries with a bad epidemiological situation to self-isolate at home for two weeks. There is panic in the region. People are actively buying medical masks and durable products. The authorities reassure their citizens and promise that the supply of goods will be carried out regularly. In accordance with the decision of the Russian government, all borders will be closed to foreign citizens.
What happened to people who were suspected of being infected?
A report appeared in the media that two people were hospitalized with suspected coronavirus. According to Komsomolskaya Pravda, these people returned from China. It is assumed that the infected were taken to the city hospital No. 4. Patients were tested and no coronavirus was found.
On February 29, a woman who returned to Ufa from the People's Republic of China was hospitalized. From this country, the girl was returning through the capital. The patient went to the city hospital a few days later with signs of an acute respiratory disease.
Protective measures at the airport
Ufa Airport took measures to strengthen sanitary and quarantine control on January 23, 2020. Employees of Rospotrebnadzor carefully checked all international flights. On board the planes that arrived from China, a thorough inspection is carried out. Doctors are interested in the well-being of patients, and also measure bodies using a thermal imager - a non-contact thermometer.
A. Kuchimova, the press secretary of Rospotrebnadzor, reports that if there are complaints about the deterioration of health in patients, passengers are escorted to the airport medical center for a preliminary diagnosis. In a serious condition, the patient is sent to a medical facility by ambulance.
On February 5, the Russian Federation temporarily suspended the visa-free regime with the People's Republic of China. As of March 17, air traffic between China and the Russian Federation is closed. On March 16, the government of the Russian Federation restricted air traffic between European countries.
The situation in the infectious diseases hospital of the city
The Infectious Diseases Hospital in Ufa receives a large number of patients with suspected coronavirus. This is because the symptoms of this disease are similar to those of acute respiratory diseases. That is why medical workers have to constantly check for the presence of coronavirus in the body of people with fever, muscle pain, weakness, cough.
After the admission of patients who returned from countries with a critical epidemiological situation, the city hospital is closed. This is necessary to carry out anti-epidemic measures, which are recommended regardless of the diagnosis, since it is worked out in the form of suspected coronavirus.
In Bashkiria, 300 people are under the supervision of medical workers. On March 11, 16 people were being treated at the Ufa Infectious Diseases Hospital. They were hospitalized with suspected coronavirus, which was not confirmed by express tests. Doctors say that at the beginning of the year people were hospitalized who were returning from China. At the beginning of spring, a wave of arrivals of citizens from European countries began.
The Infectious Diseases Hospital provides an opportunity to test for coronavirus for everyone. The laboratory of the Republican Center for Hygiene and Epidemiology is equipped with the necessary reagents. To conduct research, a person needs to contact the local clinic for the delivery of biomaterial. After sampling, samples from all over the republic are brought to Ufa for research, the duration of which is 6 hours.
ATTENTION! Doctors earnestly ask those people who have returned from abroad, especially from countries with a dangerous epidemiological situation, to be tested.
Ufa authorities are prepared for the spread of the virus. During this period, all scheduled operations will be suspended. First of all, medical assistance will be provided to people with suspected coronavirus. Wards for patients have been prepared in 8 and 187 hospitals.