Cardiologist at Nizhnekamsk Central Regional Hospital Olga Nosova told about work in the “covid” hospital. She admitted that there are patients in a rather serious condition, and recently the proportion of young people among patients has been growing.
“For me, the job here was new. It is different from the one in the cardiology department. I worked on the second floor, where the intensive care unit and intensive care unit are located. In terms of severity, the patients are quite severe here. In addition to viral pneumonia, they also have concomitant diseases. Among the patients are people who have suffered a heart attack, suffering from hypertension and diabetes mellitus. They all need oxygen. Of course, they are very scared, they do not understand what kind of disease they are facing, ”said Nosova, whose words leads press service of the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Tatarstan.
“Now the number of young people in the hospital has increased, before that there were still more elderly patients. There are many young people, including on the second floor. And despite the fact that many do not have concomitant diseases, the disease is difficult, ”the doctor said.
The medic also noted that she saw the insidiousness of the coronavirus while watching the patients. According to Nosova, at first the treatment is going well, but then in just a couple of days the person is in intensive care.
“Considering that the morbidity rate has now gone up, it is imperative to wear personal protective equipment, wash your hands more often, and avoid crowded places,” the doctor added.
According to the latest data, in Tatarstan registered 7,284 cases of COVID-19 infection, including 28 in the last 24 hours. 6,122 patients recovered, 78 died. Rospotrebnadzor assesses the situation in the republic as stable, but tense.
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