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After a new record of 90 cases of newly infected Covid-19 in 24 hours, the total number of cases in Bulgaria reached 1,171 on Friday. The increase was 8.3 on the previous day.
Active cases are a total of 890, a mortal – 52. 193 people were cured. Of the newly infected patients, 21 patients were admitted to the hospital.
Total there are 270 people in the hospital, 37 in serious condition in intensive care units.
The total number of There are 129 medical personnel with proven Covid-19 in our country or 11% of the total number of infected.
“And at a glance you can see that the situation is escalating”, commented the chief of the General Staff of National Operations, Gen. Ventsislav Mutafchiiski. According to him, the staff looks forward to the next vacation with “anxiety”. Mutafchiiski again stated that any loosening of the measures leads to an increase in incidence. “We said that within 5 to 6 days after Easter we would have an increase in the number of patients and we would continue to claim it.”he said.
The growth of the patients comes from several large shoots.
Mutafchiyski explained that there is an increase in the number of tests and that in the last 24 hours the tests carried out are more than 1000. However, he explained that the newly discovered infected people come from the large outbreaks that have developed in the last week, like the hospital in Vidin, the sewing shop in Pleven, Rome. Sofia neighborhoods and more. Among the other randomized groups, most of the samples were negative and one patient was found in 200 tests.
The state’s chief health inspector said Information Services is working to create a system that captures the amount of evidence from all labs to see the whole picture in dynamics. “From April 5 to 20, outside the routine tests of people with clinical manifestations, contact points, etc. 1,488 investigations were organized in Burgas, 1,016 in the Ministry of the Interior, 564 in military personnel, 924 in Pirogov, 695 in Bansko, 660 in emergency services in Sofia, 500 in various subdivisions of the municipality of Sofia, 613 in metropolitan public transport and 600 in Filipovtsi and Faculty, Kunchev reported.
The head of the Sofia Regional Health Inspectorate, Dr. Dancho Penchev, reported that of the 450 analyzed in urban transport, there was only 1 positive.
Doctors from 3 sites spread the infection.
The headquarters highlighted for the first time an alarming trend related to one of the characteristic features of the Bulgarian health system, namely that it has the support of health workers in 2.3 or more places. This leads to the “crossing” of currents and the exchange of infections between work groups from different hospitals, emergency centers and outpatient clinics. Penchev reported that this is the case in Vidin, where the same doctors and nurses work simultaneously in the local hospital, in the emergency center and in ambulatory care.
“In Vidin, as of yesterday, there are 13 patients, three of whom are from the nursing home and 25 from the hospital staff who are in different rooms: neurology, cardiology, internal room. It is noteworthy that the specific details of Working in the Vidin hospital are such that people work both in the hospital and in the emergency room and the emergency center, and there is an intersection of the movement of positive cases, which has favored the spread among the staff. it can only happen under reduced requirements. “Penchev commented.
Dr. Kunchev also reiterated that in hospital wards that do not work directly with coronavirus patients, on-site care is lowered and risk is underestimated. According to him, at the beginning there could be an excuse for the lack of protective clothing, but now there is a higher class everywhere. “If you use it correctly, the results will be available,” he said.
Mutafchiiski also said that working in various places is a problematic practice that is established in many other places. He gave an example that some of the infected at the emergency center in Sofia are also working elsewhere. For example, two of them also work in MMA. One of the infected doctors from the Military Medical Academy also works at Pirogov.
“As MMA director, I have explicitly ordered doctors and nurses to work only on their basic job contract. Because it is a real danger that increases the risk of passing the infection to another workforce.” he said, urging other hospital directors to follow suit. He also identified the hospital staff restrooms as a risky place.
“These are proving to be very dangerous places now as they sit down for coffee and talk without masks.” This is currently prohibited in MMA. “he pointed.
Laboratory staff exhaustion.
Mutafchiyski also warned of the overload to which laboratory workers performing coronavirus tests were subjected.
“We will probably exceed 7,000 tests per week because we are fully mobilized and new labs have been formed. Another problem is that colleagues are more likely to die in these labs. Last night, they worked until 1 am, now at 8 am Due to the lack of such specialists, the same people are under tremendous pressure and stress. “Mutafchiiski said.
We are already at the top in an unfavorable scenario
Bulgaria is already at the peak of coronavirus infection, and in a few days it will be seen whether the morbidity curve will start to go down or, due to Easter travel, will go even higher. This was explained to BNT on Friday by BAS mathematician Prof. Nikolay Vitanov, who is part of the national operational headquarters to counter the coronavirus in our country.
“Outbreaks will grow, especially in the country, and the medical systems will be heavily loaded.”, he predicts.
According to him, the measures in Bulgaria were not strictly observed and this led to increased morbidity. He gave an example with the sewing workshop in Pleven. “More than 50 people were infected by 100 people in the workshop. I do not understand compliance with the measures. The weather became warmer, you saw what happened in the markets and in the parks. So, the long passes. What happened? What is the long pass? Outside of a heavily polluted area, people go out and take places where there is nohe commented.
“The mountain has many peaks. The question is, are you aware of what you are doing? One option is to go down to the valley and think about lifting the measures, and you can cut off the road I am retiring to and have to climb a new peak. The choice was made at Easter. We have lost the battle and we are entering a disadvantage. “Vitanov said. Now that we have lost the battle, the virus will become stronger and the outbreaks will begin to grow. “Once the new outbreaks are under control, we can choose again whether to go up or down. Now we cannot choose but defend ourselves”He explained.
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