As of today, March 23, there have not been any cases of coronavirus infection registered in the Donetsk People’s Republic, DPR Minister of Health Olga Dolgoshapko reported.
“65 people are under observation in health care facilities in inpatient isolation, while 45 people are having in-home isolation. To date, the condition of all the people under observation is satisfactory. Those patients who have had clinical signs of respiratory viral diseases are being monitored and examined. For March 21 and 22, 46 people have been hospitalized under observation, mainly those who returned from the territory of Ukraine and European countries. They are undergoing the necessary 14-day isolation.
At the same time, from March 13 to 22, 9,757 cases of virus respiratory infection have been registered in the DPR, 425 people have been hospitalized,” Oga Dolgoshapko noted.
She also added that the hotline of the Ministry of Health continues to work in the Republic, you can contact it by calling a shot number 277 via Phoenix mobile communications provider or by landline phone (062) 303-27-72. The hotline has received 198 calls during the day.
In case of first signs of any acute respiratory viral disease: body temperature, coughing, rhinorrhea, especially labored breathing, you must immediately call a health worker, who will come directly home to you. Depending on the symptoms, the doctor will decide whether to leave the patient for home treatment or hospitalize. Remember, self-medication can be harmful to your health.