Russian doctors perform their work in an exemplary manner in the context of the coronavirus pandemic, according to the article by the Regional Director for Europe health organizations (WHO) Hans Kluge and a representative of the organization in Russia Melita Vuinovich , TASS .
Kluge and Vujnovich said they were “witnessing the heroic dedication, professionalism and dedication of all medical workers in the fight against COVID-19” in Russia. “From the first days of the pandemic, they worked on the front lines and risked their health and lives every minute. The fulfillment of their professional duty is a great example for future generations,” the article says.
WHO added that thousands of Russians have become volunteers, helping those in need with the delivery of food and medicine, as well as caring for animals whose owners are sick.
Earlier in social networks there was a photo in which three doctors of the hospital in Sosnovy Bor in the Leningrad Region fell asleep on the floor next to a severe patient with COVID-19. Hospital No. 38 reported that constant watch near the patient is necessary because the patient had a panic attack and could harm himself and the equipment.
December 15, Vuinovich named the phenomenon of the coronavirus pandemic recorded by Russia: it is in low mortality rates against the background of a large number of infected. She attributed this to the good health care system in the country.
Since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic in Russia, 3,212,637 cases of infection have been identified. Over the entire period, 2,599,035 people were cured, another 58,002 patients died.