The epidemiological situation on COVID-19 in Almaty is stable - Zh. Bekshin
Head of the Department for Quality Control and Safety of Goods and Services in the city of Almaty, Chief State Sanitary Doctor of the city Zhandarbek Bekshin announced this during an online briefing at the site of the regional communications service of Almaty.
"Over the past day, the daily increase in the disease amounted to 0.006%, the spread index was less than 1. During the day, 1 case of asymptomatic coronavirus infection and 0.1 case of pneumonia of unknown etiology were registered," Bekshin said.
In September, a total of 165 cases of coronavirus infection were registered, of which 106 were symptomatic and 59 asymptomatic, as well as 194 were pneumonia of unknown etiology. In the course of epidemiological investigations, 305 contacts were identified in the foci of the coronavirus infection, of which three patients were identified by the PCR method.
According to him, with the introduction of modern methods of laboratory diagnostics, about 48.4% of pneumonia of unknown etiology was deciphered. So, out of 247 patients with pneumonia of unspecified etiology, 35 (14%) were diagnosed with COVID-19, 87 (35%) had a bacterial nature of pneumonia.
In order to prevent the spread of coronavirus infection among schoolchildren and the population of the city of Almaty, a distance learning format for schoolchildren has been introduced, and for children whose parents are unable to be with them, 917 duty classes have been opened in 178 schools for 12 thousand students (9.8% of the total number of primary school students). Also, 10 small schools with less than 180 students and 8 boarding schools are allowed to operate normally. All existing educational facilities, before the start of studies, were checked by mobile groups with the issuance of acts of readiness. Violations of the anti-epidemiological regimen revealed during the inspections were eliminated before the start of classes.
“Among the students on duty groups and teachers, no facts of coronavirus infection have been identified,” Zh. Bekshin said, answering questions from media representatives.
It was reported that on September 7, cases of COVID-19 were registered among schoolchildren, all of them fell ill while on distance learning, epidemically unrelated to each other. 4 students became infected from sick relatives, 2 students were identified when they applied to medical institutions with symptoms of the common cold, 1 student - during a preventive examination before sanatorium treatment for bronchial asthma. In this regard, the chief sanitary doctor of the metropolis urged parents to strengthen preventive measures among children.