Continuing increase in the incidence of coronavirus was discussed in the course of the meeting of the Operational Headquarters under the President. The average daily rate of the past week was 51, a week earlier - 44. Hospitals are 93% occupied. Today, additional hospital beds are deployed: its number will be increased to 295 in Slobodzeya, in Rybnitsa – to 150. Bendery is ready to receive fifty patients. Vadim Krasnoselsky asked about the provision of medicines, personal protective equipment, medical oxygen. According to the Minister of Health Christina Albul, everything is available to treat patients with COVID-19. In addition, the delivery of new batches of protective masks, respirators and tests to determine the presence of coronavirus infection in the body is expected in the near future.
The members of the Operational Headquarters talked about the upcoming start of the school year. The Minister of Education Alla Nikolyuk informed her colleagues that the approved mechanism, full-time training will operate during the first quarter. Further – according to the circumstances. The President asked if school meals would resume during the school day in September. Positive decision has been made in this regard according to the Head of the Ministry of Education. It is necessary within one or two school days to determine the number of children who will eat in school canteens – for fee or at the expense of the state. Parents can expect that pupils will begin to receive hot meals in educational institutions on September 8-9. Vadim Krasnoselsky instructed the sanitary epidemiological station to take special control over the provision of sanitary and epidemiological standards both in canteens and at enterprises responsible for cooking.
The question was raised about the organization of public catering outlets at polling stations during the Duma elections. The Sanitary and Epidemiological Service gave the go-ahead with strict adherence to the established requirements, among which is the use of exclusively disposable tableware. The organization of so-called field kitchens is also possible. This request came from the Russian side.
They also discussed issues not directly related to the COVID fight in the course of the meeting. For example, it was about the activities of physicians working in medical institutions subordinated to law enforcement agencies. A proposal was received to allow them to be combined with work in other institutions of the health care system (today it is allowed to combine only with scientific and teaching work). The PMR President supported the initiative, instructing to prepare a corresponding law-in-draft.
Another topic of the discussion is the preparation and holding of sports events. The issue of filling the spectator stands is relevant in the context of the upcoming significant football battles. This issue is being worked out on behalf of the President. International standards and requirements of the Pridnestrovian Sanitary and Epidemiological Service will be taken into account.
