Coronavirus outbreak in Palanga: people rush out of the rehabilitation center



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Algirdas Jonaitis, director of the Palanga Palangos Linas Rehabilitation Center, assures in the Delfi diena show that after the coronavirus cases detected at the end of the week, no more new cases have been identified.

“We brought two infected people, we took them out on Friday evening, we took them out of the transport organized by the Šiauliai Public Health Center and now, after the inspection on Friday, there are still no cases with us,” said the director in the program.

When asked how other people reacted to such news, the director assured that there were different reactions and opinions.

“It just came to our knowledge then. I wouldn’t say that there was hysteria or panic, or that people didn’t understand: everyone understood what happened, they became more disciplined. We already found out Thursday night, we had already taken to the rooms For breakfast on Friday, all the paperwork was stopped immediately. On Friday we found out about the contact persons, and those who had nothing in common were able to move around the rehabilitation center, go outside, but did not eat. there are no procedures. Of course, people may not be very happy not to exist, but we have decided that it is better because people do not meet, although it is difficult to control. “

The interviewee assured that next week, if there are no new cases, they will work at the usual pace.

“We do not accept anything else this week, we do not want, it will be clear by the middle of this week, we will do a lot of tests for our staff in the middle of the week and after that, if there are no signs of patients, our staff will also be negative. Pace.”

When asked what the mood of the employees was, the manager assured that everyone was responding appropriately to the situation.

“Now only those on duty work, because the procedures are not done, they are handled in their offices and nothing, everything is fine. There is no panic, inappropriate responses and the like. “

However, on the show, the director admitted that there were several people who left immediately when they found out about people with coronavirus.

At present, it has been clarified that about 10 patients and slightly more than Palangos linen employees had contact with the infected people from Radviliškis. All employees who have been in contact are already in self-isolation. The fact that the coronavirus was detected in the patients of the Palanga Rehabilitation Center “Palangos linas” was confirmed on Friday night by the National Center for Public Health (NVSC).

We remind you that the first two cases of COVID-19 were detected at Radviliškis Hospital on Tuesday: an employee and a patient became ill. Who was first infected and where the infection came from is not yet available. According to currently available data, it has been approved for 23 patients from the Radviliškis Hospital Nursing and Supportive Treatment Department and 8 employees, two of whom work in the Admission-Emergency Department. All patients from the Nursing and Solidarity Care Unit were isolated. Likewise, 37 employees who worked in the Nursing and Supportive Treatment and Reception-Emergencies departments were isolated.

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