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Encouraging experts to increase the scope of coronavirus infection investigation across the country, Vilnius continues to expand the “city” of mobile points on V. Gerulaičio str. 1 – Starting tomorrow, December 17, up to 1,560 people with symptoms of upper respiratory viral infection will be admitted here daily.
With the volume of tests here increased to 1,300 just five days ago, with the number of infections increasing, this number is no longer enough for all those with signs of the disease to get tested the same day.
At the same time, rapid tests will continue to be carried out at the Vilnius mobile point. It is planned to work with the same intensity during the holidays.
Occupation of a hospital treating COVID-19
Only a few dozen beds out of 276 were available at the Vilnius City Clinical Hospital early this morning. Of the 191 beds in the 124 operating units, 177 were occupied, Antakalnio str. 57 of 85 – 82. Like every day, dozens of patients were subsequently discharged, but the trend is pessimistic: more new patients are admitted than prescribed.
Santara Clinics, which coordinates the treatment of COVID-19 patients in the Vilnius region, reports that today 89% of patients were employed. active treatment beds, leaving only 12 resuscitation places.
Singles Help
The National Voluntary Assistance Coordination Center “Strong Together”, which has renewed its activities since today, takes over the plans of the Municipality of Vilnius to care for the lonely elderly or other people who have no relatives but who ask for help.
Calls are made by phone, toll free number 1827, from 10 am to 5 pm Volunteers will be primarily responsible for the delivery of food or medicine.
Help for Doctors
The Vilnius City Municipality ensures that the medical staff of the Vilnius City Clinical Hospital (VMKL) treating COVID-19 patients, from doctors to nursing assistants, do not think of at least one need: The nutrition. Lunch for the VMKL team is served from November 11th. – 80 servings daily. With the increase in the number of beds not only for the treatment of COVID-19, but also for doctors, 260 doctors have already been catered since December 11.
A psychological support service will be available in the near future on the 19002 medical helpline.
The municipality has appealed to the Ministry of Education, Science and Sports for legislation to analyze the conditions of primary education to allow municipalities to take care of young medical children when primary education is taught remotely from the January 1st.
Vaccination plans
When yesterday it became clear that Lithuania in the first stage will not receive, as expected, 150 thousand. vaccines against coronavirus infection, a number tens of times less are tentatively transferred, what Vilnius will receive from the 9750 doses allocated to the state. Even if half of this amount went to the capital, it would not be enough to vaccinate even doctors and patients in supportive care and nursing facilities.
Polls show that about 78 percent plan to get vaccinated against coronavirus infection. doctor. Vilnius’s concern in the next stage is that more than 100,000 people will be vaccinated in order of priority. urban dwellers over 65, as well as people with certain chronic diseases, pharmacies and other health workers.
Public order in the streets
The strict quarantine in the daily life of the city will also be supervised by law enforcement officials. Citizens who do not wear masks should know that they can expect a benevolent warning from officials only once.
On weekends and during the festive period until the abolition of the stricter regime, 33 checkpoints will be operational at the entrances to Vilnius. Cars may stop to explain the nature of the trip: the government has decided to prohibit unnecessary movements between municipalities (exceptions: labor matters, health problems, funerals or real estate in another municipality).
Kindergartens
Today, 7,512 children were cared for in kindergartens, representing 25 percent. minors attending kindergartens. This is much less than yesterday, when about 40 percent of them met. While preschool and preschool educational institutions continue to function, parents of young children have responded to requests to make efforts to reduce the number of children. The municipality recalls that those who do not attend will not be charged for kindergarten or food during this period.
Looking for human reserves
The Vilnius City Municipality has managed to mobilize many medical forces to solve the challenges of the coronavirus. The mobile points, coordinated by the Vilnius Public Health Office, employ doctors from Primary Personal Health Care Institutions (PRSP) (Antakalnis, Centro, Šeškinė, Karoliniškės, Naujininkai, Naujoji Vilnia, Lazdynai Polyclinic, Healthcare Center of Grigiškės, Vilnius district PASP institutions), private health care institutions. institutions: InMedica, AND Clinic, Northway Medical Centers, Tarande Family Clinic.
The municipality hopes that the same concentration of PSUR will work at the Vilnius City Clinical Hospital to treat COVID-19 patients by delegating medical staff. By order of the director of the municipal administration, the staff must be assigned proportionally, based on the number of polyclinic employees. The incorporation of private health institutions is also expected, to which nearly 100,000 people have entrusted their health. Vilnius residents.
