B. Sagintayev urges Almaty residents to be vaccinated to protect schoolchildren
On the eve of the new school year, which should start offline, it is especially important to get vaccinated to prevent infection among pupils and students. Akim of Almaty Bakhytzhan Sagintayev, made such an appeal to Almaty residents.
Also, the collectives of private kindergartens are 100% vaccinated, 85% - private schools, 58% - private organizations of additional education.
During the live broadcast of the program Akimat LIVE, the akim of the city spoke about the epidemiological situation in the city. As of August 11, 115,060 cases of coronavirus infection were registered, of which 95,087 cases with symptoms and 19,973 - without symptoms, 2,104 cases of unspecified pneumonia.
On August 10, 1,493 cases of coronavirus infection were registered, of which 1,397 were symptomatic cases. Unidentified pneumonia - 7 cases. The daily gain is 1.2%. The reproductive number is 1.010.
In infectious diseases hospitals with a total capacity of 8,910 beds, there are 5,474 people, including 216 children. 228 patients of COVID clinics - in extremely severe, 1575 - in severe, 3 671 - in a state of moderate severity. In the intensive care department, there are a total of 407 patients, on mechanical ventilation - 58, on non-invasive ventilation - 170, High flow - 161 devices are busy.
As of today, 11,908 patients are under the supervision of mobile teams of Primary Health Care and the Telemedicine Center at home, of which 539 are asymptomatic, 10,839 with mild and 251 with moderate severity. Of the total number of inpatients, 1,220 were discharged from infectious diseases hospitals for further observation and isolation on an outpatient basis.
The reasons for the increase in infections are a general decrease in the vigilance of residents, the extremely high contagiousness of the COVID-19 delta virus variant, and the organization of mass family events. There is an increase in infections among young people 20-39 years old by 1.6% and adolescents 15-19 years old by 0.4%. This is due to their greater mobility and close communication against the background of low immunization activity and neglect of the mask regime.
In accordance with the instruction of the Government, 100% vaccination of teachers and technical personnel, with the exception of those with medical contraindications, should be provided by August 25. At the same time, the akim of Almaty B. Sagintayev is sure that parents should also take care of the safety of their children and undergo immunization.
At the moment, schools are being tested for readiness together with DSEC specialists. By August 20, a check for compliance with sanitary requirements must be completed, including quartzing, disinfection, mask mode, and daily thermometry. Schools and kindergartens are 100% connected to the Ashyq project and are ready to work on the system from September 1. The system has been implemented for teachers, employees and parents in all educational institutions.
Employees of the Almaty education system, including the scientific and methodological center of new technologies in education, the center for the identification and support of gifted children and talented youth "Almaty daryny", the city educational and practical center of physical culture and sports, state kindergartens and schools, colleges, boarding schools, organizations of additional education are 100% vaccinated. In total, these organizations employ 36,825 people, and 32,113 people are subject to vaccination.