Ambulance team . Archive photoSt. PETERSBURG, January 24 Planned outpatient medical care in Karelia will be suspended from January 25, inpatient care from February 1, said Minister of Health of the Republic Mikhail Okhlopkov.
"Epidemiological situation in Karelia has deteriorated sharply. There was an explosive increase in the incidence, the number of visits to polyclinics increased four times. In this regard, we have made a difficult decision — to temporarily suspend the provision of planned outpatient medical care from January 25, and specialized inpatient care from February 1, with the exception of care for life-threatening conditions". — he wrote in "VKontakte".
Okhlopkov noted that medical workers of hospitals and dispensaries are gradually voluntarily mobilized in the outpatient department. This applies to both adult and children's polyclinics. «We are gradually changing the logistics of the «red zones» in the outpatient department. Now the polyclinic is almost completely a «red zone» with all the requirements for complying with the epidemiological regime. If the course of covid is mild, you will be admitted to the polyclinic… It is better for citizens with limited mobility, pregnant women, people over 60 years old, and mothers with children under 3 years old to refrain from visiting the clinic. house,» he said. At the same time, Okhlopkov noted that assistance to patients with cancer has not been suspended. Vaccination also continues in Karelia.