In Belarus, the provision of planned non-urgent medical care is suspended due to the increase in the number of cases of COVID-19. This is stated on October 18 in a statement on website Ministry of Health of the Republic.
“We are talking about conducting medical examinations, screening measures, providing rehabilitation assistance, performing physiotherapeutic procedures, treatment in day care units, providing planned dental care,” the department noted.
The reason for this decision is the need to “improve the provision of medical care to patients with COVID-19 infection.”
According to the Telegram channel of the Ministry of Health of Belarus, since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in the republic by October 18, 573,943 cases of COVID-19 have been registered. 546 415 patients recovered. 4,417 people died.
On August 12, the head of the country’s Ministry of Health, Dmitry Pinevich, said that in the republic the vaccine against COVID-19 is planned to be released into civil circulation in 2023.
Development Director of the analytical company RNC Pharma Nikolai Bespalov said in June that the Belarusian drug for coronavirus is an analogue of the Russian vaccine “CoviVac” of the Center named after. M.P. Chumakov. Drug trials began in June.
All relevant information on the situation with the coronavirus is available on the websites stopcoronavirus.rf and access to all.rf, as well as the hashtag #WeWe areTogether. Coronavirus hotline: 8 (800) 2000-112.