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“The coronavirus, according to the data currently available, has been confirmed in four patients, three workers, currently four more cases are being investigated, the information is being reviewed,” said epidemiologists.
There are currently about 50 people tested in total.
Currently, specialists from the National Center for Public Health work in the hospital.
The Šiauliai Republican Hospital is one of the top five medical institutions in the country that coordinates the management of the coronavirus.
The director of the Remigijus Mažeika BNS hospital stated that for the moment, help will be provided to people as usual.
Photo by Tomas Markelevičius / 15min / Remigijus Mažeika
“All these situations, of course, interfere with normal work, but the most important thing is to maintain the provision of services. Emergency care, I’m talking about a cluster, a stroke cluster, it will definitely be provided, emergency care will also be provided. hospital ”, said the director of the medical institution.
He said the coronavirus had spread to the Department of Neurology, where the first case was diagnosed on Monday, with a total of about 40 patients there.
“Coronavirus was detected in a patient who was bedridden 10 days ago. A test was done at bedtime, it was negative, the patient was treated and prepared to be sent to a nursing hospital, so the test was done again, it showed that the patient was infected, “said R. Mažeika.
According to the hospital director, testing of the institution’s staff and patients began immediately afterward.
“Currently, about 50 people have been tested in total,” said Republican Hospital director Šiauliai.
According to him, there is a “considerable part of the section” in self-isolation, but he did not give the exact number.
Among other things, the director of the hospital R.Mažeika stated that all cases detected in the hospital are asymptomatic, the Department of Neurology is currently closed, its unit has been opened in another department.
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