The doctors, headed by Deputy head of FMBA will arrive at Baikonur due to the outbreak of coronavirus

Another consolidated medical unit of the Federal medical-biological Agency (FMBA) will be delivered on Friday at Baikonur by a special flight of the Russian space Agency because of the outbreak of coronavirus. This is stated in the message of the Corporation.

“Today, 10 July 2020, on the complex “Baikonur” will arrive combined medical units of the FMBA of Russia led by Deputy head of FMBA Vladimir Romanov and the head of the Department of health and industrial medicine of FMBA of Russia Mikhail Ratmanova”, — stated in the message.

Also at the cosmodrome will be delivered four of the ventilator, 10 extra beds, x-ray machine, 10 oxygen concentrators, medical 10 monitors, 6 thousand sets of personal protective equipment. Just sent to 14 specialists.

In the “Baikonur” complex includes the city and the spaceport. As emphasized in the Corporation, as of July 10, at Baikonur there are no cases of infection with coronavirus. “In Baikonur was 113 individuals with confirmed diagnosis of COVID-19. The disease in all patients is mild to medium form”, — stated in the message.

The situation is under complete control, said in Roskosmos. “Federal medical-biological Agency is taking all necessary measures to prevent the spread of the new coronavirus infection on the complex “Baikonur”, — explained in state Corporation.

In late June, the special flight of the Russian space Agency was carrying five employees of the Agency to assist in the fight against coronavirus. At the same time in the city of Baikonur was delivered five of the ventilator, 2 thousand sets of personal protective equipment and necessary medicines.

The situation with coronavirus

June 26, the city administration of Baikonur announced the imposition of harsh restrictive measures due to the spread of the coronavirus. In particular, the city resumed its mode of isolation and limited the time spent on the street from 06:00 to 21:00.

The head of administration of Baikonur Konstantin Busygin, in an address to the people said about the shortage of doctors and ambulances to quickly assist all the afflicted.

Head of the medical Department Dmitry Cheprasov confirmed that the ambulance and local doctors can’t always visit on call at the time, but “they will come and help”. He also noted that the cosmodrome has the resources to successfully combat the coronavirus.

On the eve of the medical unit of the city of Baikonur has reported 449 cases of infection with coronavirus. While 154 are in infectious hospital, and 146 — discharged.