PLANNED TESTING ON COVID-19 WILL COVER ABOUT 16 THOUSAND PEOPLE
Today, it was held a briefing in the ICC with the participation of first Deputy mayor of the city Yerbol Sadyr, chief sanitary doctor of Shymkent Abdimanap Tulebayev and Deputy head of Health Directorate Aigul Bekbauova.
According to speakers, the city's enterprises are actively conducting diagnostic examinations aimed at identifying CVI. In particular, 654 employees of "Petro Kazakhstan Oil Products" LLP passed planned testing, as a result of which 137 cases of COVID-19 infection were exacted, 96 of them are directly employees of the enterprise, 12 are employees of subordinate structures and 29 are people who were in close contact with them.
Now medical services on the Shymkent oil refinery area are provided by employees of the medical center "Mediker".
As of May 18, 60 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Shymkent. To date, 404 cases of CVI infection have been registered in the city.
According to Ye. Sadyr, screenings are also conducted among representatives of the public transport service.
We remind that today in Shymkent, 183 patients have recovered from CVI and were discharged home. In total, 216 people are in hospitals with a coronavirus infection, 150 of them with asymptomatic conditions.
Currently, the city is conducting planned testing of a contingent of risk groups, which include medical workers and staff with an increased risk of COVID-19 infection, people who are on the dispensary register with chronic diseases. A contingent of 16,552 people has been identified for testing. Among the employees of Central and local government agencies involved in measures to combat coronavirus, 2,028 people (49.1%) were tested, 3,046 people (55.2%) were hospitalized with ARVI and pneumonia, and 1,547 people (22.4%) were medical workers and employees with an increased risk of infection. Coverage of the contingent to be tested was 40%.
At the moment, the continuous anti-epidemic measures are being carried out in the city
According to speakers, the city's enterprises are actively conducting diagnostic examinations aimed at identifying CVI. In particular, 654 employees of "Petro Kazakhstan Oil Products" LLP passed planned testing, as a result of which 137 cases of COVID-19 infection were exacted, 96 of them are directly employees of the enterprise, 12 are employees of subordinate structures and 29 are people who were in close contact with them.
Now medical services on the Shymkent oil refinery area are provided by employees of the medical center "Mediker".
As of May 18, 60 new laboratory-confirmed cases of COVID-19 have been identified in Shymkent. To date, 404 cases of CVI infection have been registered in the city.
According to Ye. Sadyr, screenings are also conducted among representatives of the public transport service.
We remind that today in Shymkent, 183 patients have recovered from CVI and were discharged home. In total, 216 people are in hospitals with a coronavirus infection, 150 of them with asymptomatic conditions.
Currently, the city is conducting planned testing of a contingent of risk groups, which include medical workers and staff with an increased risk of COVID-19 infection, people who are on the dispensary register with chronic diseases. A contingent of 16,552 people has been identified for testing. Among the employees of Central and local government agencies involved in measures to combat coronavirus, 2,028 people (49.1%) were tested, 3,046 people (55.2%) were hospitalized with ARVI and pneumonia, and 1,547 people (22.4%) were medical workers and employees with an increased risk of infection. Coverage of the contingent to be tested was 40%.
At the moment, the continuous anti-epidemic measures are being carried out in the city