“This is an emergency in the field of health, public health for our country, for all countries,” said yesterday the chief epidemiologist, Ministry of health Nikolai Briko, speaking at the online round table “From-isolation – to a normal life. The results, challenges, solutions”.
to Ensure the safety of the medics managed not everywhere. In mournful list that are in the social networks of doctors from different regions, reporting the death from COVID-19 for about 70 names. “All health workers who had contact with a patient suspected or confirmed to have coronavirus infection, should be immediately suspended from work, tested, and sent to the quarantine,” – said at the meeting the chief infectious diseases specialist of Ministry of health Elena Malinnikov.
She called the basic principle of any physician during the epidemic: all patients with signs of a cold should be regarded as potentially sick COVID-19. When helping any patient, the doctor and the hospital in General are required to perform all necessary anti-epidemic measures.
“In this regard, all doctors, without exception, as leading patients in clinics or working in hospitals, should use personal protective equipment, – said Elena Malinnikova. Another important condition for safe operation – it is necessary to teach personnel to properly put on PPE and remove them. “Even just improper handling of the mask can cause the infection,” warned Elena Malinnikova. The heads of departments are responsible for ensuring staff protection, and for organizing such training.
