IN THE TURKESTAN REGION, THE NUMBER OF OXYGEN POINTS HAS INCREASED 10 TIMES

The number of artificial ventilation units in the region has increased to 50%. The number of oxygen stations has tripled. In addition, 80 oxygen devices (HI-FLOW) were recently purchased. The number of oxygen concentrators increased by 95%. The number of oxygen points increased 10-fold from 205 to 2095. Also 114 patients infected with coronavirus are being treated in the Turkestan region. Since the beginning of the pandemic, 3,837 cases of coronavirus infection have been registered, of which 2,393 are asymptomatic, and 1,642 have received inpatient treatment. In general, the epidemic situation in Turkestan region is normal, the region is in the "green" zone.

Currently, the number of patients without clinical symptoms among those infected with coronovirus has increased in the country. Zaripa Amangeldikyzy, an infectious disease specialist of the Public health protection department of the Turkestan region, suggested that residents who do not have symptoms of coronavirus, but the diagnosis is confirmed, contact the call center without calling an ambulance.

"From the moment of infection with COVID-19, the duration of the period between the appearance of clinical symptoms is 5-6 days, but can be from 1 to 14 days. If the test results are positive and there are no signs of the disease, it is necessary to call the clinic at the place of attachment, without leaving the house. If the result is positive and there are no signs of the disease, it is necessary to call the clinic at the place of attachment, without leaving the house. You can also contact the Call Center at number 103. Hospitalization of the patient is decided at the level of the polyclinic, " said the infectious diseases doctor.

According to her, if a patient is being monitored on an outpatient basis, the primary health care team calls twice a day, finds out the condition, monitors the temperature, and identifies complaints about the disease. If necessary, a video consultation is held every three days. Observation of patients without signs of the disease ends on the 10th day of self-isolation after PCR examination or on the 14th day without PCR examination.

In the Turkestan region, about a thousand infectious and quarantine beds are organized on a permanent basis in the region for the hospitalization of patients with coronavirus infection. The number of state PCR laboratories has been increased by 3 times. Since the beginning of the pandemic, about 400 thousand people have been examined in PCR laboratories. On average, the region conducts 3,000 tests per day.

Press office of the akim of Turkestan region