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The authorities of St. Petersburg assessed the situation with coronavirus in the city


A nurse feeds a patient in the intensive care unit at the temporary hospital for COVID-19 patients organized at the Lenexpo exhibition complex. Archival photoSt. Petersburg, 15 Jan. The situation with COVID-19 in St. Petersburg continues to be difficult, an increase in the incidence is possible, the press service of the city governor's administration reports. «Governor of St. Petersburg Alexander Beglov noted that the situation with COVID-19 continues to be difficult. An increase in the incidence is possible,» the report says. It is noted that after the New Year holidays and the return of city residents from trips, an increase in the incidence is noted. This is also due to the spread of the omicron strain. Today, more than 25 thousand cases have been recorded in the city, of which about 4.5 thousand are in hospitals.The doctor urged to have time to be vaccinated before the peak of a new wave of COVID-19. At a meeting of the council, issues of organizing the work of the healthcare system in the face of an increase in the incidence were discussed. Currently, 15 city and three federal hospitals provide assistance to patients with COVID-19 and pneumonia. 8,000 infectious beds have been deployed. If necessary, taking into account the reserve, more than 11 thousand beds can be deployed in the city. To date, more than 2.5 thousand beds are free, which is 32.2% of their total number. According to Beglov, the city has accumulated extensive experience in combating COVID-19. During the pandemic, 4 new transforming hospitals with 1,400 beds were opened. This allows you to save the capacity of other clinics to work on the main profile. Computed tomography continues to be performed by 8 CT centers in polyclinics, which fully cover the needs of the city. Over the entire period of the pandemic, more than 374 thousand studies have been conducted. PCR diagnostics of COVID-19 is carried out by 61 laboratories. Their total capacity is more than 78,000 tests per day. to control the epidemic situation. At the same time, it is necessary to take into account the cyclical increase in the incidence. As Yevgeny Shlyakhto, chairman of the interdepartmental medical working group, noted, given the possible rise in the incidence, it is necessary to strengthen the work of the outpatient service and the ambulance service. The personnel reserve can be formed at the expense of students in medical and related specialties. According to Beglov, you need to be ready for an increase in testing and CT scans. It is necessary to create additional ambulance teams. The governor also stressed that it is necessary to continue the vaccination and revaccination campaign. «In connection with the onset of the omicron strain, all forces must be mobilized,» Beglov said. He also asked for additional proposals for organizing healthcare work in the face of an expected increase in the incidence.

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