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Photo: Denis Grishkin / Press service of the Mayor and Government of Moscow Soldiers of the combined army of the WMD held a special treatment of educational institutions of Saint-Petersburg
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the Government of Russia and the Ministry of health in planning health resources in anticipation of a surge in the incidence of coronavirus infection, including severe with complications, held an urgent update of databases on all medical workers in the country including medical students and colleges.
Now “under the gun” if necessary will have exhibited not only all the existing doctors and about 40 thousand have not completed the training of students and thousands of academics and, perhaps, retired physicians. The defense Ministry is preparing in case of need to call in the troops for “Chernobyl scenario” specialists-doctors and infectious disease specialists from the reserve.
the Peak of the epidemic of coronavirus in Russia is expected since 20th of April, and then we were in for about a month, when hospitals have to work in difficult conditions. And if the scenario of the epidemic changes, then these conditions can become critical. In this case, will work medical facilities, and who will fight the infection, when staff will be sorely missed, said in the new edition of order of Ministry of health of the Russian Federation under the title “Minimum requirements for implementation of medical activities aimed at the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of new coronaviruses infection COVID-19”.
According to the order, the provision of medical care to patients with coronavirus infection can involve the relevant health workers and other health care professionals after training in the short-term additional vocational courses (not less than 36 hours). Treatment can be attracted by medical students (completed at least three courses), as well as “pedagogical and scientific workers with a graduate certificate or accredited specialist, admitted to medical activities.”
To the treatment of patients with Covid-19 after the Express course will be attracted and “persons with medical education, but not worked in the specialty for more than five years, in accordance with the previously received specialty”. They should all be employed by the hospital. Residents are also following the course will be credited to the state in the position of doctors-in-training.
medical Students who have studied at least three courses, and senior students of medical schools will be appointed on the post of specialists with secondary medical education to work under the supervision of the senior nurses.
that the students will go the “second tier” in the fight against the coronavirus that became known in late March when Russian President Vladimir Putin at a meeting with presidential Plenipotentiary envoys to the Federal districts stated that it is necessary to attract students of medical universities, to Supplement the composition of nurses in the epidemic. The head of the Ministry of health of Russia Mikhail Murashko announced that to assist doctors in the fight against coronavirus infection among students can “mobilize more than 40 thousand health workers”.
Immediately after that all the students of the 5th courses largest medical universities of Russia were assigned to hospitals and clinics. Part residents have already sent to help the doctors. The others should be ready to order at any moment to dart off and go for help, including to other regions. Students older than third year can be put to work, not directly related Covid-19, after passing the exam for nursing.
will Attract to combat coronavirus and professionals of sanatorium and resort institutions who are currently not working. Prime Minister of Russia Mikhail Mishustin recommended that “active use of this resource”.
If need be, the defense Ministry is ready to announce the recruitment of medical specialists and infectious disease specialists from the reserve. In the case of adverse developments related to the epidemic of the coronavirus, the army will provide assistance to the civilian population, will deploy a mobile reserve of the General staff (Mr GS).
Mobile reserve of staff is suspended for a particular period of military hospitals, medical laboratories and other units intended for carrying out epidemic prevention activities and protection against weapons of mass destruction. To ensure that they will have to call upon specialists from the reserve, that is, reservists, informs “the Independent newspaper”. According to Lieutenant General Yuri Netkachev, the last time military reserve troops for the solution of medical and antiepidemic task massively called in April 1986, when the Chernobyl tragedy happened.
Whom he called to fight Covid-19 in other countries
In the UK 20 thousands of health care workers received an offer to return to work in hospitals, clinics, and hospitals for the treatment of patients with coronavirus infection. UK Ministry of defense has resulted in the increased readiness 10 thousand troops. All reservists are also ordered to be in readiness.
the US President Donald trump signed a decree providing the Pentagon and the Department of homeland security the right to use reservists to combat coronavirus. While more than 1,500 medical reservists came to the aid of the authorities of new York. This 500 military medical reservists, who served in the U.S. Navy, about 850 sailors reservists, and more than 225 reservists of the U.S. Navy on Board the hospital ships USNS Mercy and Comfort, who came to the aid of the authorities of Los Angeles and new York, respectively.
In Israel was urgently called upon thousands of reservists of the home front in the framework announced by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu extraordinary measures to combat coronavirus.
In Italy, the government appealed for help to the students as well as doctors and nurses, retired. 5 thousand doctors and 15 thousand nurses and nurses were called back to the clinic to assist doctors who cannot cope with the number of infected. Because of the catastrophic shortage of staff the existing doctors are working several shifts in a row.
Spain mobilized reservists in control of strategic objects, including railway stations, airport, power plant, and ensure the supply of food and order in the streets.
In Germany, more than 6,000 reservists of the Bundeswehr responded to the call to help in a crisis. For military service to combat coronavirus returned nurses, doctors and pharmacists stock.
In Ukraine, the country’s defense Ministry asked the reservists with medical education and to medical students, including interns who are on correspondence courses and students of 5-6 courses to help in the fight against coronavirus.
