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Since the beginning of March, a total of 201 chimneys have been registered in Lithuania, of which 26 were registered in medical institutions and 11 in nursing and care institutions.
One such outbreak has between 2 and 82 sick people, and the highest number of people who have been in contact with infected people in one outbreak was 289.
PHOTO GALLERY. The coronavirus is spreading in Lithuania
These data were provided by Daiva Razmuvienė, specialist from the Department of Infectious Diseases of the National Center for Public Health (NVSC), during the National Public Health Conference “Lithuania and COVID-19: lessons, experiences and perspectives”.
The “rehearsal” took place in December
When observing the entire pandemic period in the country, the specialist emphasized that the situation was extraordinary and it was necessary to adapt to it as much as possible.
Ironically, there is a coincidence, but already in December, there were functional exercises designed to assess how well institutions are prepared if it sometimes happens that a new pathogen emerges and represents a threat from one or another communicable disease.
“And it wasn’t a month before a new pathogen emerged and began to spread. (…) I had to get involved in new jobs. The greatest burden is the epidemiological diagnosis of cases, clarification of contacts and routes of patients. Another related job is the issuance of incapacity for work, advice on the possibility of leaving the place of isolation and other important related jobs, “he said.
According to the specialist, the study of the foci is not new for epidemiologists. “But it takes a long time, but we are trying to do it as soon as possible,” he added.
Working all day
D. Razmuvienė said that a total of 600 employees were used. Most of them are specialists from other fields, some departments have been reorganized and changed so that people can contribute to the management of the situation according to their skills.
“There were many overtime, working hours, 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, without stops,” the epidemiologist did not hide.
Sharing the accumulated experience, D. Razmuvienė said that new working groups had been formed, which never existed.
Furthermore, the shortage of specialists has become a great challenge.
“35 employees have been assigned to the task of issuing permits and shortening self-isolation alone, who only do that work. And more than 800 such requests are received per day.
In addition, in the field of information and registration of high-risk people for focused research, 30 specialists are back at work (there are still so many in reserve) ”, shared the NVSC representative on the reality of work.
Per day: more than 1,5 thousand. calls
D. Razmuvienė emphasized that specialists must lift huge loads. Not only that, sometimes people write letters just for psychological support.
“Currently, an average of 1 employee can and does provide about 60 telephone inquiries. The counseling process employs 100 people. There is a designated group of people advising 16 people at a time, 3 people work on weekends. On average, 1,500 calls are received per day and an average of 200 to 300 messages are answered by email. However, sometimes it is simply a matter of seeking psychological help rather than specific information, ”said the epidemiologist.
He stressed that regular work is also done outside of working hours: information is collected and provided on the latest statistics, epidemiological studies and changing requirements.
According to the specialist, the work is greatly facilitated with the help of volunteers. There are currently 82, although in mid-summer there were still 220. Training for specific groups in society has also paid off.
The specialists leave the institution
According to D. Razmuvienė, there are still many challenges and they are waiting for them in the future.
“The amount of information collected is very large and there is a shortage of human resources. And its lack reduces the quality of the epidemiological diagnosis of the cases, ”he said.
For example, the Vilnius Department can qualitatively investigate a maximum of 50 cases per day.
“It means collecting a history in each case, knowing the chain of contact. But if there is more, it takes longer, ”she said.
According to the NVSC representative, the pace and huge load are due to the fact that the people who come do not bear the load during the trial period and leave.
Furthermore, the growth in the number of cases is no less challenging.
As there is not enough time for in-depth analysis and the work routine is very dynamic, the management of other communicable diseases becomes more difficult.
New cases: three-digit number again
October 7 According to the data, two people died from COVID-19 in Lithuania on Tuesday, 117 new cases were detected, the total number of cases in the country reaches 5483. At present, 2761 people are still sick with COVID-19 and 2,600 have been recovered.
The country’s hospitals are currently treating 128 people with coronavirus, 11 of them in resuscitation and intensive care units, artificial lung ventilation for six patients and 56 people treated with oxygen masks.
A total of 101 people died from the coronavirus infection and 21 from other causes. There are still 30 thousand isolated. 662 people.
As of June 1, 291 import cases have been identified. 7277 samples were analyzed for suspected coronavirus during the previous day. So far a total of 815 thousand have been investigated. 260 samples.
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