The Moscow authorities have developed a service for remotely opening sick leave and receiving medical advice, Anastasia Rakova, deputy mayor of the capital for social development, said on the air of the TV channel “Russia 24”. The full version of her interview is published on the media platform “Looking”.
The new service, according to the vice-mayor, will work in the coming days and will be useful to those Muscovites who get sick quite easily and do not want to go to the clinic. And by phone they will be able to get the necessary advice at the same time as the opening of the sick leave. In addition, the service will allow you to write out the necessary electronic prescription.
Rakova said that in Moscow there is explosive growth in the incidence of COVID-19associated with the spread of the Omicron strain. According to the latest data, Omicron accounts for 80% of detected cases of infection. However, the city is also experiencing a rise in the incidence of other seasonal infections, including SARS and influenza. In recent weeks, the incidence has increased fivefold. The lion’s share of the load falls on polyclinics.
In this regard, the Moscow authorities have strengthened the 122 service – today 6,000 operators receive calls. But sick Muscovites Rakova still recommends contacting clinics. Their work has been completely restructured: now patients with symptoms of respiratory diseases get to the doctor through a separate entrance, large spaces have been allocated in polyclinics, isolated from other rooms. “In these spaces, completely new logistics and routing have been formed to reduce risks and make them comfortable for patients,” the deputy mayor explained.
In addition, administrators always work at the entrance to the polyclinics and on the floors, who advise patients and explain where to go. At the entrance, it is planned to issue not ordinary medical masks, but respirators that better protect against any viruses. There, at the entrance, an express diagnostic for coronavirus will be carried out, which will take three to five minutes. “This is very important, because it ensures the safe stay of a Muscovite in the clinic, the flows are bred: those who have a positive antigen and a negative one. Subsequently, they are bred by floors or different wings of the clinic and then do not intersect,” Rakova emphasized.
To make the reception as fast and efficient as possible, a number of diagnostic procedures are placed in the waiting area. Specialized treatment rooms are also organized there so that you can take the results of a blood test, make a cardiogram, and other additional studies, the official noted.
She also explained that Muscovites can go to any polyclinic convenient for them. Doctors on duty receive all applicants on a first-come, first-served basis and regardless of the place where the medical policy is issued. Polyclinics are open seven days a week from 8:00 to 20:00 and accept until the last patient. If necessary, Muscovites can remotely sign up for a certain time with the doctor on duty at their clinic, Rakova added.
The metropolitan department of Rospotrebnadzor has already announced that control over compliance with sanitary rules will be strengthened in public places, as well as in transport.