The number of identified CVIs reached 5689.

In Kazakhstan, as of May 15, the number of coronavirus registrations reached 5,689 cases. The largest number is concentrated in Almaty and Nur-Sultan, where 1689 and 1173 cases of infection were recorded, respectively. Of the regions, Atyrau oblast is in the lead with 474 cases. Least of all CVI was found in the North Kazakhstan region - 36. 2558 people recovered from the disease, 34 people died.

A PCR laboratory has been launched in the Armed Forces

The first PCR laboratory of the Armed Forces of Kazakhstan, which allows testing not only for COVID-19, but also for other types of infections, is ready for operation.

The laboratory was created on the basis of the Sanitary and Epidemiological Center of the Armed Forces in Almaty. The premises of the building were repaired and prepared in a short time, after the installation of the necessary equipment, commissioning work was carried out to launch the PCR laboratory, the press service of the Ministry of Defense of the Republic of Kazakhstan reports.

The commissioning of the laboratory will ensure a wide coverage of the personnel of the Armed Forces with testing for coronavirus. The corresponding instruction about this was given by the Minister of Defense during the next apparatus meeting at the Ministry of Defense.

The creation of our own virological laboratory became possible thanks to the charitable support of the construction company SABA GROUP, the owner of which, Arystanbek Beykhanuly Sabali, took a personal initiative in this. The company purchased and donated the necessary equipment for the laboratory, provided technical support and even organized staff training. The presence of its own laboratory in the Armed Forces will provide the personnel with the necessary volume of PCR diagnostics, which is distinguished by high accuracy and efficiency.

WB allocated $ 27 million to Kazakhstan to fight COVID-19

The World Bank (WB) has allocated $ 27 million in assistance to Kazakhstan to fight the pandemic as part of the emergency response to COVID-19 in Central Asia (CA), said Lilia Burunchuk, WB Regional Director for CA.

“The World Bank mobilized its capabilities very quickly, and literally within a few weeks, significant funds were provided to countries to combat the pandemic. At the first stage, we have already provided $ 387 million: $ 27 million - to Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan - $ 311 million, Kyrgyzstan - $ 21 million, Tajikistan - $ 27.5 million, ”Burunchuk said during the WB online briefing“ Mitigating the consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic in Central Asia ".

The World Bank is discussing the second stage of support with the government of the country - assistance in economic recovery.

“We have several projects that we started preparing even before the pandemic, but they are very important for the economic recovery now. This is a project for the development of animal husbandry for $ 0.5 billion, as well as a project for digital development, which today has become very necessary during the virtual work of the whole world, ”added Burunchuk.

“As of digitalization, we currently have an amount of $ 500 million, but the project is still being prepared, so the amount can be specified, it may be one stage or several stages, the work is still underway,” the regional director clarified.

Nur-Sultan's new infectious disease center meets the requirements

The city infectious diseases center, which began its work on May 3 this year, was built in a short time and is now fully operational, said the director of the center, Anna Tsepke. The center is designed for two hundred patients, of which 20 are intensive care units and 180 beds in ward departments. Today there are 178 patients here.

“The most important feature of the center is that it provided the presence of supply and exhaust ventilation, which does not allow dirty air from the wards where patients are located to go out into the corridor. This prevents contamination of staff and nosocomial contamination. The second very important feature of the center is that there is a very correct zoning between the "dirty" and clean zones, that is, where the patients are and where the medical staff is. Thus, the new Nur-Sultan infectious diseases center meets all modern requirements, ”Tsepke said.

According to her, the center has created conditions for diagnostics, there is a computer tomograph. Patients undergo the whole complex of studies, changes in the lungs are specified. There is an artificial lung ventilation apparatus, oxygen access, in addition to the intensive care unit, is available in another hundred wards, where patients receive oxygen therapy. Now the center employs about three hundred people.

Karina Alimova

Source: inbusiness.kz