Novosibirsk oblast is a leader in Siberia in the number of tests for coronavirus – 2,4 thousand analyses per hundred thousand population. Correspondent “RG” has found whether to test all and how the test results are reliable.
unfortunately, Siberian regions have not yet reached the peak incidence. While restrictive measures have helped to prevent outbreaks of disease. In the Novosibirsk region more than 1,700 cases of coronavirus infection. Recovered 692 people, 22 patients died. While on an average day the virus is detected in approximately 70-75 people. So talking about the decline in the incidence is not necessary.
To date, Russia has registered several domestic test systems that can be used for research on novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19). Testing is primarily conducted on the basis of the centers of hygiene and epidemiology in all regions of the country, as well as in the laboratories of the public healthcare organizations and private non-government laboratories.
If at the beginning of the epidemic tests in the Novosibirsk region was conducted only at the state research center of Virology and biotechnology Vector, located in Koltsovo, it is now doing this for eight laboratories. To do the test in a private clinic will cost about 1500 rubles.
according to General Director of “Invitro-Siberia” Alexander Khamidulin, laboratory companies are biomaterials for research on coronavirus infections from government health facilities, working in close cooperation with the CPS.
soon the city’s residents will have the opportunity to find out whether they have antibodies against the coronavirus.
According to head of the laboratory of bionanotechnology, Microbiology and Virology of the Novosibirsk state University Sergey Netesova, such research began to conduct in Germany. There it was proposed to introduce the so-called “immune certificate” for those who may consider themselves immune from the coronavirus.
As reported by Alexander Khamidulin, in late may, the company plans to start testing for antibodies to COVID-19. The capacity of the laboratories allow to make 200 thousand tests per month across the country and two to four thousand – in the Novosibirsk region. Roughly, the analysis will cost 950 rubles up to 3.5 thousand rubles. We are talking about tests for antibodies that have passed clinical trials and received registration certificates.
We are negotiating with several domestic and foreign manufacturers of test systems, – said Alexander Khamidulin.
However, as the Director of the laboratory technologies of the company “Hemotest” Tamara Silkin, was the test system for antibodies to the new coronavirus on the Russian market has not yet been received and, therefore, to talk about mass�� testing in private clinics yet.
Sergey Netesov, head of the laboratory of bionanotechnology, Microbiology and Virology NSU:
– If a person has a suspicion that he had contact with the patient coronavirus infection, I would recommend to run a test to identify COVID-19. It is at least some guarantee that the person will not spread the infection (of course, if the patient is infected with). But have checked several times immediately after the contact was and fourteen days.
we Now have reliable information on the duration of the incubation period of the disease. On average it lasts four to seven days, but can be both less and more. Studies have shown that infected persons may excrete the virus for two days before the onset of symptoms, as well as after their disappearance. That’s why it’s so important to wear a mask for everybody, especially where crowded in public places, shops and transport.
