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“According to today’s data, we have already received 5 new cases at the Vilnius City Clinical Hospital,” said R. Lingienė.
According to the NVSC representative, the situation at the Vilnius City Clinical Hospital is currently very unfavorable, a total of 18 cases of COVID-19 have been diagnosed, including 8 staff members and 10 patients.
“There have been 61 people contacted, but the number may increase. Patients are believed to have been infected by staff,” said R. Lingienė.
Staff at Vilnius City Clinical Hospital fear an even greater spread of COVID-19 infection because, according to staff, staff working with infected patients were not isolated and the necessary protective measures came to the medical department internal only on Saturday night.
According to A. Veryga, this hospital is a municipal institution, and NVSC specialists, after evaluating such a situation, give clear instructions on what to do next.
“Therefore, employees should not be afraid, they, like everyone else, will definitely have the opportunity to check whether it has not yet been done. As for personal protective equipment, it is used according to certain levels of protection, who should be used, and given, according to risk. And workers who have had high-risk contact should, of course, be isolated. And employees have to say who had that contact, “said A. Veryga .
According to R. Lingienė, the Antaviliai pension is currently in the focus of NVSC specialists, epidemiologists are on duty and working here daily.
“Another fireplace that we are very concerned about is the Vilnius City Clinical Hospital. You see how many cases. Knowing that those cases have spanned a few days, this is actually a very extensive investigation and requires very quick action and decision,” R. Lingienė said.
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