the Daily increase in confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus infection in Moscow is associated with. if a week ago, about 40 percent of all cases in Moscow had no symptoms, today already 60 percent of cases are asymptomatic virus carriers. The main task is to isolate them to minimize the spread of infection. This was stated in the operational headquarters on control and monitoring of the situation with coronavirus in Moscow.
For the last week in the capital has significantly expanded the diagnostic capabilities of the coronavirus. Improved the quality of the test systems in laboratories. In Moscow the patient believe COVID-positive after the first reported analysis. He is the second study in reference center for confirmation of the diagnosis. If early re-run of the test the percentage of confirmations in the reference centre of the positive tests was about 40 percent, now the figure is 77 percent.
in addition, Moscow increased the number of organizations that independently perform sampling and testing. Their number includes Federal and private laboratories.
To work with tests for coronavirus joined Central research Institute of epidemiology of Rospotrebnadzor, which is also the reference centre. The analysis carried out in this lab does not require re-validation.
Another 12 private laboratories have begun not only to test the tests, which were taken by employees of city medical organizations, but also to carry out the sampling of biological material from individuals alone, as well as conduct research on a commercial basis. These private laboratories are treated to 10 thousand tests per day, which significantly increases screening opportunities in the capital.
Moscow is implementing a screening programme of employees of urban services, is constantly in contact with residents. To ensure the security and control of health, medical and social workers and employees of transport, regularly testing for coronavirus. Over the last week has tested more than 17.5 thousand people.
Despite the growing number of confirmed cases of infection with coronavirus infection, the number of hospitalizations in Moscow remains stable. Thus, there is a reserve capacity for the treatment of patients.
At the suggestion of the clinical Committee decided on the establishment of ambulatory centers on the basis of city clinics, where patients with suspected coronavirus is further carried out CT scan, ultrasound and other studies for accurate diagnosis. Now the city has 47 such centres. They spent more than 11 thousand studies.
Additional measures to combat coronavirus are entered in the capital to Combat coronavirus: Sergei Sobyanin has chaired a teleconference of the working group of the state Council.
Patients with COVID-19 now take in Federal, city and private hospitals, and in the settlement Voronovo (New) per month built infectious diseases hospital of 800 seats expandable to 900.
in addition, some of them are treated at home — they have been mild and did not require hospital care. The condition of patients is constantly monitored by experts of the center for telehealth of the Department of health of Moscow.
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