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Self-isolation is one of the effective ways to prevent the spread of certain infectious diseases in society, including the coronavirus that has turned into a nightmare this year.
But another thing is the lack of communication between representatives of the institutions that administer and report on the subtleties of self-isolation and the enormous burdens placed on them.
According to data from Monday morning, self-isolation is mandatory for 28,000. 162 people. Isolation is necessary when returning from certain countries after high-risk contact with a person with coronavirus.
There are several exceptions where a 14-day quarantine is not necessary or can be reduced to 10 days.
There is no lack of confusion in the rules and instructions. Not only that, specialists at the National Health Center, who have recently been hit by an avalanche of calls and appeals, often fail to provide clarity.
Residents and organizations have repeatedly faced a situation where different answers to the same question are heard from different NVSC staff. Which to follow? Furthermore, as experience, instructions and actor Dominykas Vaitiekūnas rules restricting life and activities demonstrate, they are often binding not in the interest of public safety, but for the sake of reporting.
“It just came to my knowledge then. Working and dealing with large groups of people, it is only a matter of time. So on the last weekend of September, entering the age of Christ, on the occasion of my birthday, I received the gift of self-isolation and the chance to experiment with my own skin how the system works. And I found that system works shit“, – did not hide D. Vaitiekūnas, who published his impressions on the social network.
Monday is the last day of his self-isolation. The man feels fine, no symptoms have occurred, and the test response is negative. “In a word, I was lucky and lucky in this place, because I was able to drag a lot of people from behind to house arrest. And yet infected. And to the colleagues who, unfortunately, have been affected by the virus, I wish them the best, “said the actor, approaching the part that bothered him the most.
I also wish that the Lithuanian government, which has repeatedly said that it is ready for the situation, will recover from the lie and clear up the inadequate assessment of the situation. At least from what I hear, SAM repeats that the situation is ready. That readiness is probably also evidenced by reports that the NVSC is leaving employees because it cannot handle the workload, ”said D. Vaitiekūnas. Here he also gave a chronology of communication with specialists from the National Center for Public Health.
“Monday. A colleague informs me in the evening that his test is positive. I am testing a hotline to sign up for a test. Don’t let me say NVSC will assign it to me. Pinned. Only for some reason in Kaunas. So, I did the exam in Vilnius on my own. Monday was the seventh day after the risky contact. In the evening I get a negative answer. I’m glad. I’m not sick. And I think like rub matters more. All work will wait. The dog was given to my friends because I can’t drive according to the rules. But on Friday I have to fly to Iceland for a month. For artistic residency. If I receive a negative response to the test, I would like to contact NVSC. For Iceland. It no longer works.
Tuesday. I really wanted to contact the investigators of the case to obtain permission to interrupt the self-isolation 10 days after the risk contact because I did not feel any symptoms, the test, negative, I had to fly to Iceland on business. There, already, two tests must be carried out in a period of five days and quarantined during those 5 days. I call the NVSC on a general phone. I feel like I won’t be up for a long time, I plug in some headphones and go to make lunch. I listen to the tinkling for two hours. Pavalgau. It’s not like that. I digest. After a couple of hours she responds. I explain the situation. They say I don’t know anything, call the investigator on the case. I mean, and who is investigating my case? Explain who called you. When, I say, nobody called me yet. I’ll call you myself. How did he not call that? And you didn’t sign the letter that you agree to the rules of self-isolation? What writing, I’m amazed. Say, then call Kaunas if the contact took place in Kaunas.
I’m calling. Pick up, connect. I explain the situation. The specialist says he still doesn’t know if I’ll be able to fly. Call back at night. Calls at night. He says no, no way. You are in the system, you run the risk of administrative liability for breach of self-isolation. And it marks the end of my self-isolation: October 5. Is bye Bye Iceland.
The next day I get a call from Mrs. Vilija. From NVSC. Report my isolation until October 8. I ask why. You ask me if I played this and that kind of performance? Sakau – nevainainau. They wrote to me that you played. I mean, yesterday I discussed my case with a Kaunas epidemiologist, maybe I’ll contact her and get ready. Ms. Vilija assures me that she cannot contact her because she does not know her colleagues from Kaunas, she herself is from Vilnius. Tell me, why did you already sign the letter? No, I did not sign. Then I won’t send it to you. If anything changes, I will call you back, but I think you should listen to what your colleagues in Kaunas have told you.
The next day I meet another NVSC employee. Mrs. Regina from Kaunas with a pleasant voice. The conversation is identical. I mean, maybe you can, if you’re already from Kaunas, talk to your colleagues investigating the case. She says I can’t because I’m just an informant. And did you sign the letter? No, I did not receive any letters. Negavot. We will call you back.
On Thursday I found out who is specifically investigating the case and my name is the fourth person, Ms. Kristina. She listens to me kindly. He explains that since many musicians and theaters in Kaunas are isolated, it is bureaucratically simpler for all of them to be isolated by October 8. She agrees with me that she nefaina for no more reason still a couple of days to spend at home. Because my contact was the 22nd. I’ll send a letter – sign.
Judging by how late she sent the letter, I could tell that Ms. Kristina works a lot of overtime. And so, 10 days after the risk exposure, I was officially sent to isolation. But I had no time left and perhaps it made sense to evaluate the risk factor of my contact, to clarify who I had contact with.
What’s the point of all this? What is it like to officially send me to solitary confinement after 10 days? What’s the point of staying home with a negative test and no symptoms? I asked my GP, she replied: the meaning is just bureaucratic. What is the point of prohibiting a sick person from leaving the country? What’s the point of not being seduced by a dog? What is the point of not allowing the garbage to be taken out? Not bureaucratinė.
During all conversations with NVSC, I managed to maintain a polite tone, although I really wanted to do something, but also the women who spoke to me, listened, listened, spoke kindly to me and they do not deserve our anger because they only work, work overtime and cannot Do nothing. do because the system doesn’t seem to help them. Nobody helps them, ”said D. Vaitiekūnas, who is disappointed in the way Lithuania is trying to handle the situation and towards the useless situations that are pushed to specialists and residents.
At the same time, he urged everyone to go to the Seimas elections and vote in the hope that the new government will manage to change the situation, because, in his opinion, we will have to live with the pandemic for a long time.
The lack of information and problems in contacting the NVSC are faced not only by individuals, but also by school and business managers who are responsible for managing coronavirus in organizations and whose decisions determine how quickly the spread of the virus will be controlled in the teams.
Comment from NVSC representatives:
“Without knowing the whole situation, it is difficult to comment. NVSC always tries to contact everyone: both infected and exposed as soon as possible, but due to the extremely heavy workload, the situation is very tense.
The person was contacted and the specialists explained the situation. However, under current requirements, a person who has been in contact with an infected person must remain in isolation for 14 days from the date of contact, even if the person has received a negative test result. It is recommended to remain in self-isolation for 14 days after contact with an infected person than if the person does not feel any symptoms. Each person’s response to the virus may be different, and 14 days is the maximum period during which symptoms can appear or when the infectious period has passed. Only returnees from abroad who have a negative test result, judging from the situation described, the person was not abroad can shorten the isolation time.
Based on available information, epidemiologists decide on the potential risk and it is they who decide the duration of a person’s self-isolation. If a specialist who investigated Mr. Dominika’s friend had different information about the circumstances of her infection, and then the date of her self-isolation was changed. “
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