Prof. Todor Kantardjiev: There will be no closure

Each regional headquarters must take action according to the data it has on the spread of the coronavirus, said in the program “This Sunday” the director of the center for infectious and parasitic diseases Prof. Todor Kantardzhiev.

There will be no closure, but the elderly, people with chronic diseases and people with immunodeficiency must be protected.

“The National Operational Headquarters gives recommendations based on analysis. Otherwise, at the suggestion of the National Health Inspector, the Minister issues an order. Until now there is no attitude. At the moment we must protect asylums, hospitals so that they do not become outbreaks. We saw it with the schools is not scary, “said Professor Kantardjiev.

According to him, the masks and the distance are what reduce and control the epidemic.

The high values ​​of those infected with coronavirus are due to things that can be prevented and things that cannot be prevented, said the director of the Center for Infectious and Parasitic Diseases.

“People who had to wear masks indoors could wear them. If they consciously wear them in public transport and shops, if not many people gather in one place, we could have fewer cases,” Prof. Kantardzhiev said.

He pointed out what are the things that we cannot avoid. According to him, first of all it is an airborne infection that is very difficult to control, with measures we can only limit it. “The measures only reduce the cases and reduce the severe course of the disease,” said Professor Kantardzhiev.

We have an increase in cases across Europe, he said.

“Every 10 years, we expect a virus that is in animals to be transmitted to humans. These are usually the microbes that cause the most serious infections. When a microbe passes from animals to humans, it is usually very dangerous because it is not adapted. “The last coronavirus lived off bats. They have a protein that protects against viral infections, they grow viruses that do not kill them, but if they go after people they start to cause problems, “explained the director of the center. Infectious and parasitic diseases.

According to Professor Kantardzhiev, the virus is five times more dangerous and five times more serious than the flu. However, thanks to the measures, we do not have a spread like the flu, said Professor Kantardzhiev.

Professor Kantardzhiev defined the decision and GPs to be able to issue references for PCR tests as very correct. According to him, rapid tests are what can save the system.

“Rapid antigen tests should be used widely. They work and quickly test whether a person may be infected. They are not as sensitive as the PCR test, but they are a reliable criterion and cost 20 leva,” Kantardzhiev emphasized.