80% of those tested for COVID-19 in Kyustendil were found to be positive



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The city hospital has 90 beds, of which 80 are already occupied

About 80% of those tested in Kyustendil tested positive for COVID-19. More than 130 patients with symptoms go through the hospital’s emergency department 24 hours a day, the regional hospital’s chief physician, Dr. Alexander Velichkov, told BNR.

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The hospital has 90 beds in the two COVID wards, of which 80 are already occupied, he added.

The COVID epidemic in the city and the region escalated within hours, says Dr. Velichkov. According to him, anti-epidemic measures were not observed in the city.

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“On average, between 10 and 15 people enter per day, that is, we are facing an extremely difficult situation, with the supreme effort of the already insufficient hospital staff to cope,” he said, appealing: “All the measures that bring down authorities, all orders of the Minister of Health would be ineffective if the people themselves do not help to limit the epidemic. In your hands is the key to saving yourself from a massive spread of the disease.

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Source: BNR



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